Parallel Verses
Amplified
He also took some of the seed of the land (
New American Standard Bible
He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in
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.
Holman Bible
and put it in a fertile field;
he set it like a willow,
a plant
International Standard Version
Then the eagle took a seed from the land and planted it in fertile ground. He planted it like a willow tree next to abundant waters.
A Conservative 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.
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will take from the seed of the land, and he will give it in a field of seed; he took it to many waters, he set it a willow.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and he took from the seed of the land and placed it in {fertile soil} on many waters; [like] a willow he planted it.
Modern King James verseion
He also took 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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He took also a branch of the land, and planted it in a fruitful ground, he brought it unto great waters, and set it as a willow tree thereby.
NET Bible
He took one of the seedlings of the land, placed it in a cultivated plot; a shoot by abundant water, like a willow he planted it.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
So he took of the seed of the land, and planted it in a field for seed,- He took it near mighty waters, Like a willow-tree, he set it.
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Cedars » The eagle alluded to as » Instrumental in propagating
Ezekiel » Teaches by pantomime » Prophesies by parable of an eagle
Prophets » Frequently spake in parables and riddles
Trees » Often propagated by birds who carry the seeds along with them
Interlinear
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Nathan
Mayim
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 17:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Parable Of Two Eagles And A Vine
4
He broke off the topmost of its young twigs (young King Jehoiachin) and carried it to a land of traders (Babylonia); he set it in a city of merchants (Babylon).
5 He also took some of the seed of the land (
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:7-9
For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing forth in valleys and hills;
Isaiah 44:4
And they will spring up among the grass
Like willows by the streams of water.’
2 Kings 24:17
Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
Isaiah 15:7
Therefore the abundance which they have acquired and stored away
They carry off over the Brook of the Willows.
Jeremiah 37:1
Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah the son of Josiah king in the land of Judah so he reigned as king instead of Coniah (also called Jeconiah and Jehoiachin) the son of Jehoiakim.
Ezekiel 17:13
And he took a member of the royal family [the king’s uncle, Zedekiah] and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took the important leaders of the land,
Ezekiel 19:11-12
‘And it had strong branches for the scepters of rulers,
And its height was raised above the thick branches and into the clouds
So that it was seen [easily] in its height with the mass of its branches.