Ezekiel 17:8

He had it planted in a good field by great waters so that it might put out branches and have fruit and be a strong vine.

Ezekiel 17:5-6

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.

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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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Bible References

Soil

Ezekiel 17:5
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.

General references

Isaiah 18:5
For before the time of getting in the grapes, after the opening of the bud, when the flower has become a grape ready for crushing, he will take away the small branches with knives, cutting down and taking away the wide-stretching branches.

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