Ezechiel — Chapter 17
These annotations are from the original 1609 Douay Old Testament, the first complete English Catholic Bible translation, produced by English scholars in exile at the English College of Douai. The archaic spelling is preserved.
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Verse 3
Nabuchodonosor like an eagle rauenous to the praye, & speedie in seizing thereon, spoyled the vineyard (signifying Ierusalem) notwithstanding they sought help of another eagle, the King of Aegypt.
Verse 12
The King of Babylon made King Sedecias King of Iuda, tooke of him an oath of allegiance to be vnder him, which oath Sedecias breaked, and was therefore iustly plagued.
Verse 19
Nabuchodonosor planted a Kingdome vnder Sedecias, which prospered not: but Gods Church planted by Christ shal neuer faile.