He also took [a]from the seed of the land and planted [b]it in [c](A)fertile soil, a [d]meadow beside abundant waters; he set it like a (B)willow. Then it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine with its branches turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and produced shoots and sent out branches.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 17:5 I.e., Zedekiah
  2. Ezekiel 17:5 I.e., Zedekiah
  3. Ezekiel 17:5 Lit a field of seed
  4. Ezekiel 17:5 Or plant

“‘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) 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)

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