Ezekiel 17:22-24

Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine

²² Thus says the Lord God: _k "I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out. _l I will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and _m I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. ²³ _n On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. _o And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest. ²⁴ And all the trees of the field shall know that I am the Lord; _p I bring low the high tree, and make high the low tree, dry up _q the green tree, and make _q the dry tree flourish. _r I am the Lord; I have spoken, and I will do it."

1. Cross References
   Ezekiel 17:3
   Say, Thus says the Lord God : A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, rich in plumage of many colors, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.
   
2. Cross References
   Ezekiel 17:4
   He broke off the topmost of its young twigs and carried it to a land of trade and set it in a city of merchants.
   
3. Cross References
   Psalms 2:6
   "As for me, I have set my King on Zion, my holy hill."
   
4. Cross References
   Ezekiel 20:40
   For on my holy mountain, the mountain height of Israel, declares the Lord God, there all the house of Israel, all of them, shall serve me in the land. There I will accept them, and there I will require your contributions and the choicest of your gifts, with all your sacred offerings.
   Ezekiel 34:14
   I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel.
   
5. Cross References
   Ezekiel 31:6
   All the birds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs; under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth to their young, and under its shadow lived all great nations.
   Daniel 4:12
   Its leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all. The beasts of the field found shade under it, and the birds of the heavens lived in its branches, and all flesh was fed from it.
   Matthew 13:32
   It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.
   
6. Cross References
   Ezekiel 21:26 - 27
   Thus says the Lord God : Remove the turban and take off the crown. Things shall not remain as they are. Exalt that which is low, and bring low that which is exalted.
   
7. Cross References
   Ezekiel 20:47
   Say to the forest of the Negeb, Hear the word of the Lord : Thus says the Lord God, Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you and every dry tree. The blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from south to north shall be scorched by it.
   Luke 23:31
   For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?
   
8. Cross References
   Ezekiel 20:47
   Say to the forest of the Negeb, Hear the word of the Lord : Thus says the Lord God, Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you and every dry tree. The blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from south to north shall be scorched by it.
   Luke 23:31
   For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?
   
9. Cross References
   Ezekiel 22:14
   Can your courage endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with you? I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.
   Ezekiel 24:14
   I am the Lord. I have spoken; it shall come to pass; I will do it. I will not go back; I will not spare; I will not relent; according to your ways and your deeds you will be judged, declares the Lord God.
   Ezekiel 36:36
   Then the nations that are left all around you shall know that I am the Lord ; I have rebuilt the ruined places and replanted that which was desolate. I am the Lord ; I have spoken, and I will do it.
   Ezekiel 37:14
   And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land. Then you shall know that I am the Lord ; I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord.