Ezekiel 17: The Two Eagles and the Cedar

God gives Ezekiel a riddle of two great eagles, a cedar whose top is carried off, and a low vine that reaches toward the second eagle. He explains it as Babylon humbling Jerusalem’s rulers and a king breaking his sworn covenant by seeking help from Egypt, then promises to plant a shoot that becomes a great cedar.

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In the LORD’s explanation, why did Babylon’s king make a covenant with a member of Judah’s royal family (17:13-14)?

So the royal heir could later rule Babylon in his nameSo the kingdom stayed low and lasted only by keeping itSo Judah would march with him against the army of EgyptSo the house of the LORD could be rebuilt under his care