⁸ It had been planted in good soil by abundant water so that it would produce branches,^(A) bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’

⁵ “‘He took one of the seedlings of the land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water,^{(A) 6} and it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine. Its branches^(B) turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out leafy boughs.^(C)