Ezekiel 17:8

In a good field, by abundant waters, it was planted to grow branches, bear fruit, and become a beautiful vine.

Ezekiel 17:5-6

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.

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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
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.

General references

Isaiah 18:5
For before the harvest, when the bud has sprouted, and the ripening fruit appears, he will cut off the unproductive shoots with pruning knives; he will prune the tendrils.

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