An Uprooted, Withered Cedar: A New Reading of Ezekiel’s Depiction of Jehoiachin’s Exile
This paper offers an analysis of Ezek. 17. It claims that the eagle did not pluck one of the cedar’s sprigs but rather completely uprooted it. Furthermore, it did not replant the cedar but rather set it in the city to wither, to punish it, not to benefit it. This understanding is consistent with the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2023
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2023, Volume: 47, Issue: 4, Pages: 393-407 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Ezechiel 17
/ Prophets
/ Ezechiel, Prophet
/ Jehoiachin Judah, King
/ Leadership
/ Exile
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
| Further subjects: | B
Leadership
B Neo-Babylonian period B Prophetic Literature B Imperial propaganda B Exile B Ezekiel B Jehoiachin |
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| Summary: | This paper offers an analysis of Ezek. 17. It claims that the eagle did not pluck one of the cedar’s sprigs but rather completely uprooted it. Furthermore, it did not replant the cedar but rather set it in the city to wither, to punish it, not to benefit it. This understanding is consistent with the parable’s structure, interpretation, and Neo-Babylonian findings. It indicates that although Ezekiel anticipates Jehoiachin’s descendants will lead Israel in the future, the prophet’s approach toward Jehoiachin’s exile was negative, and this caused him to exclude Jehoiachin from Israel’s restoration. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-6728 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/03090892231168661 |