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Ezekiel 17:10 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 10. 10Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
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Quick Meaning
The riddle or allegory and its interpretation states or reports “Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it?…” at Ezekiel 17:10 as a specific part of “Two Eagles, a Cedar, and a Vine Form a Political Riddle.”
Put forth a riddle, and speak a parable
This verse is one part of that explanation in Ezekiel 17:1–10. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.
Read It With
- Ezekiel 17:1–10
Read Ezekiel 17:10 with 17:1–10. By itself, “Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it?…” can be detached from the speaker, addressee, date, exilic horizon, visionary movement, or outcome that gives it force. The complete unit establishes: A great eagle takes cedar growth to a merchant city, plants seed that becomes a low vine, and a second eagle attracts the vine until the riddle asks whether it can prosper.
Why This Verse Appears Here
This received unit develops “Two Eagles, a Cedar, and a Vine Form a Political Riddle” through its own speaker, addressee, date, vision, oracle, sign, lament, or measured space. Its non-interchangeable contribution is: A great eagle takes cedar growth to a merchant city, plants seed that becomes a low vine, and a second eagle attracts the vine until the riddle asks whether it can prosper. This verse's placement is specific: The riddle or allegory and its interpretation states or reports “Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it?…” at Ezekiel 17:10 as a specific part of “Two Eagles, a Cedar, and a Vine Form a Political Riddle.”
What Remains True
Political pride, broken trust, and false security are exposed by following the image through its stated interpretation. In Ezekiel 17:10, that bounded truth is carried through this verse's role: The riddle or allegory and its interpretation states or reports “Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it?…” at Ezekiel 17:10 as a specific part of “Two Eagles, a Cedar, and a Vine Form a Political Riddle.”
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Ezekiel 17:1–10 — Two Eagles, a Cedar, and a Vine Form a Political RiddleSources used for this Verse Lens
How certain is this explanation? probable
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
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Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and complete thought-unit coverage.
Exact location: Ezekiel 17:1–10, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: Ezekiel
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
Supports: Masoretic Hebrew wording and morphology checked at the exact unit without treating morphology as a critical apparatus or interpretation.
Exact location: Open Scriptures MorphHB v2.2, commit 6a5db284c715c18b239422e57bb89684e6a19f00, wlc/Ezek.xml, OSIS 17:1–10
Open the fixed Hebrew Ezekiel file ↗translation and translator notes
NET Bible Notes: Ezekiel
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2016; current official PDF
Supports: Verse-level controls for difficult Hebrew, syntax, older KJV language, dates, place names, textual issues, vision language, and material alternatives.
Exact location: Official NET Ezekiel PDF, exact translator, study, and textual notes attached to Ezekiel 17:1–10
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