Another great eagle, i.e. the king of Egypt, whether Apries, or Hophra, or what other was his name we need not curiously inquire, it was king of Egypt, Eze_17:15.
Great wings: see Eze_17:3.
This vine; Zedekiah, his nobles and people.
Did bend her roots towards him; sought the friendship and help of the king of Egypt.
Shot forth her branches; sent ambassadors, made a covenant, and trusted to the power of Egypt to defend her branches.
That he might water it; that they might add to their greatness and prosperous condition, as trees grow by due and seasonable watering them.
By the furrows; alluding to the manner of irrigation used in Egypt, by furrows or trenches to convey the water unto their plantations from the river Nile.