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- Ezekiel
- Chapter 17
- Verse 23
In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
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Barnes' Notes
In the mountain of the height of Israel - The parallel passage Eze 20:40 points to the mountain on which the temple stood. But it is not here the actual Mount Moriah so much as the kingdom of which…
Adam Clarke
In the mountain of the height of Israel - He shall make his appearance at the temple, and found his Church at Jerusalem.
Shalt bring forth boughs - Apostles, evangelists, and their successors in the…
When the royal family of Judah was brought to desolation by the captivity of Jehoiachin and Zedekiah it might be asked, "What has now become of the covenant of royalty made with David, that his…
Cambridge Bible
mountain of the height Cf. ch. Eze 20:40; Eze 40:2.
fowl of every wing As fowls flock to a great tree so all peoples will put their trust in the shadow of this great monarchy in the land of Israel;…
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