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A Once-Thriving Vine
Commentators agree that this verse paints a picture of Israel's glorious past. The nation, addressed as "thy mother," is compared to a strong, fruitful vine. Being "planted by the waters" symbolizes the abundant blessings, privileges, and resources God provided, which allowed the nation to flourish and become populous and powerful.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 19:10
18th Century
Theologian
Your mother - Judah or Jerusalem. Jehoiachin is still addressed.
In your blood - Blood is equivalent to “life” ([Reference Gen…
Charles Ellicott
On Ezekiel 19:10
19th Century
Bishop
A vine in thy blood. —The figure here changes to the more common one of a vine, yet by no means the vine of low statu…
John Calvin
On Ezekiel 19:10–12
16th Century
Theologian
Here Ezekiel places before our eyes the twofold state of the Jews, so that they might acknowledge they had fallen into extreme misery because they …
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John Gill
On Ezekiel 19:10
17th Century
Pastor
Your mother [is] like a vine in your blood. Another simile is used, relating to the same persons; the same that were comp…
Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 19:10–14
17th Century
Minister
Jerusalem was a vine, flourishing and fruitful. This vine is now destroyed, though not plucked up by the roots. She has by wickedness made herself …