Barnes' Notes on Ezekiel 17:7

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Another great eagle - This is the king of Egypt, mighty indeed but not like the first. By the furrows of her plantation - From the beds, where it was planted to bring forth fruit for another, it shot forth its roots to him that he might water it. Zedekiah was courting the favor of Egypt while he owed his very position to the bounty of Assyria. return to 'Top of Page'

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