Ezekiel 17:8

It had been planted
in a good field by abundant waters
in order to produce branches,
bear fruit, and become a splendid vine.

Ezekiel 17:5-6

Then he took some of the land’s seed
and put it in a fertile field;
he set it like a willow,
a plant by abundant waters.

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Summary

It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.

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Soil

Ezekiel 17:5
Then he took some of the land’s seed
and put it in a fertile field;
he set it like a willow,
a plant by abundant waters.

General references

Isaiah 18:5
For before the harvest, when the blossoming is over
and the blossom becomes a ripening grape,
He will cut off the shoots with a pruning knife,
and tear away and remove the branches.

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