Ezekiel 17:9-10

[9] Say the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots [10] Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.

What is the context of Ezekiel 17:9-10?

A Story of Two Eagles (Ezekiel 17:1-10 true)
The Parable of the Eagle (Ezekiel 17:1-10 true)
The Eagles and the Vine (Ezekiel 17:1-21 true)
Parable of the Eagles (Ezekiel 17:1-24 true)
Parable of Two Eagles and a Vine (Ezekiel 17:1-24 true)
Two Eagles and a Vine (Ezekiel 17:1-24 true)

What does Ezekiel 17:9-10 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The Lord rhetorically asked if the owner of such a vine would not pull it out of its soil and cause it to wither and become unfruitful. Nothing that anyone could do could cause such a vine to recover its original health and fruitfulness after such treatment (cf. Ezekiel 17:22-24). Even though its roots were still in the ground it would not thrive. The hot east wind would easily wither it where it grew (cf. Ezekiel 19:12; Job 27:21; Isaiah 27:8; Hosea 13:15).