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Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Ezekiel 17

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See Ezekiel 17:1 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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1 ! The parable of the two egles.

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3 a That is, Nebuchadnezzar, who hathe great power, riches and many countreys vnder him shal come to Jerusalem and take away Jeconiah the King, as {ver. 12}.

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4 b Meaning, to Babylon.

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5 c That is, Zedekiah, who was of the Kings blood, and was left at Jerusalem, & made King instead of Jeconiah, {2 King. 24,17}, {Jer. 37,1}.

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6 d This was Zedekiahs kingdome.

6 e That it might not haue power to rebell against Babylon, as {ver. 14}.

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7 f Meaning, the king of Egypt of whome Zedekiah foght succour against Nebuchadnezzar.

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8 g Thei thoght to be moistned by the waters of Nilus.

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9 h Shal not Nebuchad-nezzar destroy it?

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10 i By this drye wynde, he meaneth the Babylonians.

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12 k That is, Jeconiah, {2 King. 24,15}.

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13 l For his subjection and obedience.

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18 m Because he toke the Name of God in vaine & brake his othe which he had confirmed by giuing his hand therefore the Prophet declareth that God wilde not suffer suche periurie and infidelitie to escape punishement.

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22 n This promes is made to the Church which shal be as a smale remnant & as the tope of a tre.

22 o I wil trymme it and dresse it.

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23 p Bothe the Jewes & Gentils shal be gathered into it.

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24 q All the worlde shal know that I haue pluct downe the proude enemies and set vp my Church which was lowe and contemned.