Ezekiel 17:5

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Ezekiel 17:5

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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.

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KJV

King James Version

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.

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WEB

World English Bible

“‘“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.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Ezekiel 17

³ and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.

⁴ He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.

⁵ 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.

⁶ It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.

⁷ But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it.

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