Ezekiel 17:5
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.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 17 connects to 9 cross-references. The allegory of two eagles and a vine: Nebuchadnezzar the first eagle planted Israel as a vine; Zedekiah's appeal to Egypt (the second eagle) will be judged. But God himself will plant a tender twig on the high mountain — …
Other Translations
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.
And it taketh of the seed of the land, And doth put it in a field of seed, To take by many waters, In a conspicuous place it hath set it.
And he took some of the seed of the land, planting it in fertile earth, placing it by great waters; he put it in like a willow-tree.
Cross References
For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and …
A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose …
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook …
And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon …
And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: …
And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the …
But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up …