Parallel Verses
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.
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.
Amplified
He also took some of the seed of the land (
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.
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 plucked the top of its new plant shoot, and he brought it to the land of Canaan [and] put it in a city of merchants, 5 and he took from the seed of the land and placed it in {fertile soil} on many waters; [like] a willow he planted it. 6 And it sprouted, and {it became a vine spreading out}, low of height, turning its branches to him, and its roots were under it, and {it became a vine}, and it made branches, and it sent out foliage.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 8:7-9
For Yahweh your God [is] bringing you to a good land [with] streams of water, springs and underground water, welling up in the valleys and in the hills,
Isaiah 44:4
And they shall sprout {among} [the] grass like willows by a watercourse of water.
2 Kings 24:17
Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his uncle king in his place and changed his name [to] Zedekiah.
Isaiah 15:7
Therefore they carry [the] abundance it has made and their store of goods over the river of the poplars.
Jeremiah 37:1
And king Zedekiah, the son of Josiah, whom Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, had made king, reigned as king in the land of Judah in place of Coniah, the son of Jehoiakim.
Ezekiel 17:13
And he took from the seed of the kingship, and he made with him a covenant, and {he brought him under oath}, and he took the rulers of the land,
Ezekiel 19:11-12
And {she produced branches of strength} to scepters of rulers; its height became tall between thick foliage, and it was seen because of its tallness among the abundance of its branches.