Ezekiel 17:5
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5 He also took a seedling from the land
and planted it in fertile soil.
He placed it beside a broad river,
where it could grow like a willow tree.
Isaiah 44:4
New Living Translation
4 They will thrive like watered grass,
like willows on a riverbank.
Deuteronomy 8:7-9
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7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land of flowing streams and pools of water, with fountains and springs that gush out in the valleys and hills. 8 It is a land of wheat and barley; of grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates; of olive oil and honey. 9 It is a land where food is plentiful and nothing is lacking. It is a land where iron is as common as stone, and copper is abundant in the hills.
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Ezekiel 19:11-12
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11 Its branches became strong—
strong enough to be a ruler’s scepter.
It grew very tall,
towering above all others.
It stood out because of its height
and its many lush branches.
12 But the vine was uprooted in fury
and thrown down to the ground.
The desert wind dried up its fruit
and tore off its strong branches,
so that it withered
and was destroyed by fire.
Ezekiel 17:13
New Living Translation
13 He made a treaty with a member of the royal family and forced him to take an oath of loyalty. He also exiled Israel’s most influential leaders,
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Jeremiah 37:1
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Zedekiah Calls for Jeremiah
37 Zedekiah son of Josiah succeeded Jehoiachin[a] son of Jehoiakim as the king of Judah. He was appointed by King Nebuchadnezzar[b] of Babylon.
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Isaiah 15:7
New Living Translation
7 The people grab their possessions
and carry them across the Ravine of Willows.
2 Kings 24:17
New Living Translation
17 Then the king of Babylon installed Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s[a] uncle, as the next king, and he changed Mattaniah’s name to Zedekiah.
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- 24:17 Hebrew his.
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