8 It was planted in a good field by many waters, that it might bring forth branches and bear fruit, that it might be a noble vine.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 17:8

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.