The word of the LORD came to me again, saying,
The word of the LORD came to me again, saying,
The word of Jehovah came unto me again, saying,
The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
The word of the LORD came to me again, saying,
The word of Yahweh came to me again, saying,
The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying,
The last verse of Ezekiel 17 gives occasion for a declaration of the principle upon which God's providential dispensations proceed, namely, that every individual shall be equitably dealt with - a principle that precludes the children from either presuming on the father's merits or despairing on account of the father's guilt. This chapter is an enlargement of Jeremiah 31:29, and sets forth fully the doctrine of individual responsibility.