John Trapp on Ezekiel 17:3

Ver. 3. A great Eagle with great wings] An Eagle (that King of birds) is a fit emblem of an Emperour: as here it is of Nebuchadnezzar the Great, ver. 12. See Jer. 48.40. & 49.22. Monarches,Vide Pier. in Hieroglyph. as Eagles, have quick eyes, long talons, fly high pitches, aime at great matters, ſtrive to get above all others, chuſe themſelves high and firm ſeats, &c. See Job 39.30, 31, 32, 33. with the Notes. Ajax is called [non-Latin text not transcribed] an Eagle in Pindarus: ſo is King Pyrrhus in Plutarch; and took delight in that title. The Spaniard was well laught at by Captaine Drake and his forces, when they took Sancto Domingo, 1585. and found in the Town-hall the King of Spaines armes, and under them a Globe of the world, out of which iſſued (not a well plumed Eagle, but) a flying horſe with this inſcription, Non ſufficit Orbis. We could not ſo well bridle his Pegaſus at Sancto Domingo (yet we put a ſtop to him at Jamaica) but we have lately pulled his plumes in Flanders to ſome purpoſe, by gaining from him Dunkirk (now held by the Engliſh) and likewiſe Berghen another place of great ſtrength now held by the French: This was written, Jun. 28. 1658. the good news whereof came to us yeſterday, being June 27. 1658. praiſed be the holy Name of God for ever.

Came unto Lebanon] i. e. Unto Judaea, which lyeth near the forreſt of Lebanon; which forreſt alſo lyeth in the way from Babylon to Judaea.

And took the higheſt branch of the Cedar] Taleam, the top-branch. This was Jechoniah, 2 King. 24.12.