Pentecost Season · Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time · Year B
Ezekiel 17:22-24
The Sprig from the Cedar
June 13, 2027
Overview & Insights
“I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out … and it will bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar.” (Ezekiel 17:22-23)
God promises to take a tender sprig from the top of a cedar and plant it on a high mountain, where it will grow into a noble tree sheltering every kind of bird, a sign that the Lord brings low the high tree and makes the low tree flourish.
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Commentary
Commentary on Ezekiel 17:22-24 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary exegesis reading the cedar sprig as a hope planted by God and echoing the Mark 4 parables.
Ezekiel 17: The Allegory of the Cedar Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the allegory and its promise.
Ezekiel 17 Commentary Precept Austin
A deep gathering of word studies and cross references verse by verse through Ezekiel 17.
Ezekiel 17:22 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries on the cedar sprig in one place.
Ezekiel 17, Expository Notes StudyLight
Thomas Constable's expository notes on the parable of the cedar.
Ezekiel: God's Judgment of the Covenant People Agape Bible Study
A Catholic study of the two eagles and the shoots from the cedar tree in Ezekiel 17.
Background & Word Study
Ezekiel 17 in Hebrew Sefaria
The Hebrew text with English alongside and classical Jewish commentators such as Rashi.
Enter the Bible: Ezekiel Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on Ezekiel, its exilic setting and vivid imagery.
Ezekiel 17:22 Hebrew Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for the cedar sprig.
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