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.
Ezekiel 17:5 in other translations
| 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. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | 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. |
| 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. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Ezekiel 17:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 17:1-10
A parable relative to the Jewish nation. (Ezek 17:1-10) to which an explanation is added. (Ezek 17:11-21) A direct promise of the Messiah. (Ezek 17:22-24) Verses 1-10 Mighty conquerors are aptly likened to birds or beasts of prey, but their destructive passions are overruled to forward God's designs. Those who depart from God, only vary their crimes by changing one carnal confidence for another, and never will…
Ezekiel 17:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 17:5
- Isaiah 44:4
And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
- 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; A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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. But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.
- 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
13; 2Ki 24:17; Jer 37:1
planted it in a fruitful field. Heb. put it in a field ofseed. Made him king of Judea.
De 8:7-9
he placed.Made him dependent on Babylon, the city of great waters, as the willow is on humidity.
19:11,12; Isa 15:7; 44:4
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Context
- Ezekiel 17:4
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.
- 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.
- Ezekiel 17:6
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.
Ezekiel 17:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tomó también de la simiente de la tierra, y púsola en un campo bueno para sembrar, plantóla junto á grandes aguas, púsola como un sauce. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il prit de la semence du pays et la mit dans un champ où l’on sème; il la transporta près de grandes eaux, il la planta comme un saule. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er nahm von dem Samen des Landes und setzte ihn in ein Saatfeld, er brachte ihn zu vielen Wassern, behandelte ihn wie eine Weide |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et tulit de semine terræ, et posuit illud in terra pro semine, ut firmaret radicem super aquas multas: in superficie posuit illud. |