Ezekiel 17:9 Cross References
Ezekiel 17:9
9: "So now the Sovereign LORD asks: Should I let this vine grow and prosper? No! I will pull it out, roots and all! I will cut off its fruit and let its leaves wither and die. I will pull it out easily enough--it won't take a strong arm or a large army to do it.
Jeremiah 52:7
- Then a section of the city wall was broken down, and all the soldiers made plans to escape from the city. But since the city was surrounded by the Babylonians, they waited for nightfall and fled through the gate between the two walls behind the king's gardens. They made a dash across the fields, in the direction of the Jordan Valley.
- But the Babylonians chased after them and caught King Zedekiah on the plains of Jericho, for by then his men had all abandoned him.
- They brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, in the land of Hamath, where sentence was passed against him.
- There at Riblah, the king of Babylon made Zedekiah watch as all his sons were killed; they also killed all the other leaders of Judah.
- Then they gouged out Zedekiah's eyes, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon. Zedekiah remained there in prison for the rest of his life.
Ezekiel 17:10
- Then when the vine is transplanted, will it thrive? No, it will wither away completely when the east wind blows against it. It will die in the same good soil where it had grown so well."
Ezekiel 17:15
- "Nevertheless, this man of Israel's royal family rebelled against Babylon, sending ambassadors to Egypt to request a great army and many horses. Can Israel break her sworn treaties like that and get away with it?
- No! For as surely as I live, says the Sovereign LORD, the king of Israel will die in Babylon, the land of the king who put him in power and whose treaty he despised and broke.
- Pharaoh and all his mighty army will fail to help Israel when the king of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem again and destroys the lives of many.
2 Kings 25:4
- Then a section of the city wall was broken down, and all the soldiers made plans to escape from the city. But since the city was surrounded by the Babylonians, they waited for nightfall and fled through the gate between the two walls behind the king's gardens. They made a dash across the fields, in the direction of the Jordan Valley.
- But the Babylonians chased after them and caught the king on the plains of Jericho, for by then his men had all abandoned him.
- They brought him to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where sentence was passed against him.
- The king of Babylon made Zedekiah watch as all his sons were killed. Then they gouged out Zedekiah's eyes, bound him in bronze chains, and led him away to Babylon.
Isaiah 8:9
- "The Assyrians will cry, `Do your best to defend yourselves, but you will be shattered! Listen all you nations. Prepare for battle--and die! Yes, die!
- Call your councils of war, develop your strategies, prepare your plans of attack--and then die! For God is with us! '"
Isaiah 31:1
- Destruction is certain for those who look to Egypt for help, trusting their cavalry and chariots instead of looking to the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
- In his wisdom, the LORD will send great disaster; he will not change his mind. He will rise against those who are wicked, and he will crush their allies, too.
- For these Egyptians are mere humans, not God! Their horses are puny flesh, not mighty spirits! When the LORD clenches his fist against them, they will stumble and fall among those they are trying to help. They will all fall down and die together.
Jeremiah 29:4
- The LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, sends this message to all the captives he has exiled to Babylon from Jerusalem:
- "Build homes, and plan to stay. Plant gardens, and eat the food you produce.
- Marry, and have children. Then find spouses for them, and have many grandchildren. Multiply! Do not dwindle away!
- And work for the peace and prosperity of Babylon. Pray to the LORD for that city where you are held captive, for if Babylon has peace, so will you."
Numbers 14:41
- But Moses said, "Why are you now disobeying the LORD's orders to return to the wilderness? It won't work.
2 Chronicles 20:20
- Early the next morning the army of Judah went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. On the way Jehoshaphat stopped and said, "Listen to me, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Believe in the LORD your God, and you will be able to stand firm. Believe in his prophets, and you will succeed."
Jeremiah 21:4
- `This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: I will make your weapons useless against the king of Babylon and the Babylonians who are attacking you. Yes, I will bring your enemies right into the heart of this city.
- I myself will fight against you with great power, for I am very angry. You have made me furious!
- I will send a terrible plague upon this city, and both people and animals will die.
- And then, says the LORD, even after King Zedekiah, his officials, and everyone else in the city have survived war, famine, and disease, I will hand them over to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. He will slaughter them all without mercy, pity, or compassion.'
Jeremiah 24:8
- "But the rotten figs," the LORD said, "represent King Zedekiah of Judah, his officials, all the people left in Jerusalem, and those who live in Egypt. I will treat them like spoiled figs, too rotten to eat.
- I will make them an object of horror and evil to every nation on earth. They will be disgraced and mocked, taunted and cursed, wherever I send them.
- I will send war, famine, and disease until they have vanished from the land of Israel, which I gave to them and their ancestors."
2 Chronicles 13:12
- So you see, God is with us. He is our leader. His priests blow their trumpets and lead us into battle against you. O people of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed!"
Jeremiah 32:5
- I will take Zedekiah to Babylon and will deal with him there. If you fight against the Babylonians, you will never succeed."
Isaiah 30:1
- "Destruction is certain for my rebellious children," says the LORD. "You make plans that are contrary to my will. You weave a web of plans that are not from my Spirit, thus piling up your sins.
- For without consulting me, you have gone down to Egypt to find help. You have put your trust in Pharaoh for his protection.
- But in trusting Pharaoh, you will be humiliated and disgraced.
- For though his power extends to Zoan and Hanes,
- it will all turn out to your shame. He will not help you even one little bit."
Jeremiah 37:10
- Even if you were to destroy the entire Babylonian army, leaving only a handful of wounded survivors, they would still stagger from their tents and burn this city to the ground!"