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Allegory of the Vine Branch

10 Your mother was like a leafy vine[a]
    planted by water,
Fruitful and full of branches
    because of abundant water.

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Footnotes

  1. 19:10–14 Vine: Judah. One strong branch: the Davidic king. This allegory describes the deportation of the Davidic dynasty to Babylon and laments the destruction of the house of David. From Ezekiel’s perspective, the arrogance of Judah’s kings leads to this tragedy (vv. 12–14).