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Ezekiel 17:5

3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:

4 He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.

He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.

6 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

7 There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow.
KJV
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
WEB
“‘“He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fruitful soil. He placed it beside many waters. He set it as a willow tree.
ASV
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow-tree.
DARBY
And he took of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, he set it as a willow tree.
BLB
And he took from the seed of the land, and he put it it in a field of seed; he took it next to abundant waters; [as] a willow tree he set it.
ÅB
Så tok den et skudd av landets vekster og satte det i en dyrket mark; den plantet det på et sted hvor det var meget vann; den satte det slik som et piletre.
OTB
Han tok også en frøplante fra landet og plasserte den i fruktbar jord, en eng ved rikelig med vann; han satte den som en pil.
B1930
Så tok den et skudd av landets vekster og satte det i en dyrket mark; den plantet det på et sted hvor det var meget vann; den satte det likesom et piletre.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 44:4

    And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

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  • Deuteronomy 8:7–9

    For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;

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  • Jeremiah 37:1

    And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.

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  • 2 Kings 24:17

    And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

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  • Isaiah 15:7

    Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.

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  • Ezekiel 19:11–12

    And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.

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  • Ezekiel 17:13

    And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:

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