9 "Say , 'Thus says the Lord GOD , "Will it thrive ? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit , so that it withers -so that all its sprouting leaves wither ? And neither by great strength nor by many people can it be raised from its roots again.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 17:9
Commentary on Ezekiel 17:1-10
(Read Ezekiel 17:1-10)
Mighty conquerors are aptly likened to birds or beasts of prey, but their destructive passions are overruled to forward God's designs. Those who depart from God, only vary their crimes by changing one carnal confidence for another, and never will prosper.