Time after Pentecost · Proper 6 · 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 of the sprig planted by God, paired with this Sunday's seed parables.
Ezekiel 17: The Eagles and the Vine 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 on the cedar sprig and the humbled and exalted trees.
Ezekiel 17:22 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries on the tender sprig and the noble cedar in one place.
Ezekiel 17, Expository Notes StudyLight
Thomas Constable's expository notes on the planting of the sprig and the reversal of the trees.
Background & Word Study
Ezekiel 17 in Hebrew Sefaria
The Hebrew text with English alongside and traditional Jewish commentary links.
Ezekiel 17:22 Hebrew Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for close study.
Enter the Bible: Ezekiel Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on Ezekiel, its exile setting, and its vivid symbolic oracles.
Ezekiel 1-33 Overview BibleProject
An animated overview of the first half of Ezekiel and its oracles of judgment and hope.
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