Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 17:15

15 But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses, and much people: shall he prosper? shall he escape that doth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?

Zedekiah.

Endeavoured to cast off the dominion of the conqueror.

Nebuchadnezzar who had advanced him, and obliged him.

This is that called bending his roots toward the second Eagle.

An old bitter Enemy, and an impotent and false friend.

Beside the perjury, here was a cursed trusting to an arm of flesh, of which Isa. 31.1.

Zedekiah had not men to set upon his hired horses; Egypt must help here too, how sottishly doth this unhappy Zedekiah act to run himself on the charge and hazard of a new War, in which who ever is the gainer, he and his are sure to be the losers.

See ver. 9, 10.

Can it be likely vengeance should not overtake such ingratitude.

Can perjury be the way for any mans deliverance? Can [illegible: 1 letter]uch notorious sinning end in any thing, but misery?

Marginal references: 2 King 24.20; Isa. 31.1, 3.