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The idolatry of [[Jerusalem]] is seen in chapter 16. The allegory here is that of the faithless wife. She had turned away from [[God]] and committed adultery with other [[God]]s. This is a very graphic and vivid portrayal of [[Israel]]'s idolatry. [[Israel]] is pictured here as a bride who had a beloved husband who made her a queen and lavished many precious gifts upon her. She then made herself a prostitute to every man that passed by, shaming even Sodom and Samaria.

Chapter 17 is a parable of the two eagles. The "great eagle" (verse 3) was the king of [[Babylon]], Nebuchadnezzar. The "top of the cedar" (verse 3) was the house of [[David]]; the "young twig" (verse 4) was Jehoiachin; the "land of traffick" was [[Babylon]]ia; the "seed of the land" was Zedekiah. "Another great eagle" (verse 7) was Psammethichus II (594 b.c. to 588 b.c.), who enrolled Zedekiah and other western powers in a coalition against [[Babylon]]. "The east wind" (verse 10) was Nebuchadnezzar, before whom Zedekiah was doomed to fall.

In the allegory of the cedar, as given to us in verses 22-24, [[Israel]]'s hope for the future once again comes into view. The [[Lord]] will take a "sprig" ( [[Messiah]] ) from "the lofty top of the cedar" ([[David]]'s house), and "one of its young tender twigs" (the [[Messiah]] ), and "plant it upon a high and lofty mountain." "The high tree" brought low and "the green tree" dried up (verse 24) symbolize Gentile world power. "The low tree" exalted and "the dry tree" revived portray the restoration of the kingdom to [[Israel]] when the Son of [[David]] returns. Gentile world power will be broken and [[Israel]] will be restored to governmental and spiritual glory under [[Messiah]].

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	The idolatry of [[Jerusalem]] is seen in chapter 16. The allegory here is that of the faithless wife. She had turned away from [[God]] and committed adultery with other [[God]]s. This is a very graphic and vivid portrayal of [[Israel]]'s idolatry. [[Israel]] is pictured here as a bride who had a beloved husband who made her a queen and lavished many precious gifts upon her. She then made herself a prostitute to every man that passed by, shaming even Sodom and Samaria.		The idolatry of [[Jerusalem]] is seen in chapter 16. The allegory here is that of the faithless wife. She had turned away from [[God]] and committed adultery with other [[God]]s. This is a very graphic and vivid portrayal of [[Israel]]'s idolatry. [[Israel]] is pictured here as a bride who had a beloved husband who made her a queen and lavished many precious gifts upon her. She then made herself a prostitute to every man that passed by, shaming even Sodom and Samaria.

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