Ezekiel 17:5

Ezekiel 17:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘He took one of the seedlings of the land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he took of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters. He set it like a willow twig,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he took some of the seed of the land And planted it in a fertile field; He placed it by abundant waters And set it like a willow tree.

Context of Ezekiel 17:5

3Say to them, “The Almighty Lord says this: There was a great eagle that had strong wings. Its feathers were long and beautiful, with many colours. The eagle came to Lebanon and he took hold of the top of a cedar tree. 4He broke off the top branch of the tree. He took it to a country where there were many traders who buy and sell things. He planted the branch in a city there. The eagle also took a seed from Israel's land. He planted it in a good field, like a willow tree near to plenty of water. 6The seed made a plant that grew well. It became a vine that grew near to the ground. The vine's branches turned up towards the eagle. Its roots went down into the ground. The vine grew with many new branches and leaves. 7There was also another great eagle. It had strong wings and many feathers. Now the vine turned its roots and its branches towards this eagle. It wanted to get more water in the ground where it was growing.

Ezekiel 17:5 word by word

וַיִּקַּח֙ מִזֶּ֣רַע הָאָ֔רֶץ וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ בִּשְׂדֵה־זָ֑רַע קָ֚ח עַל־מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים צַפְצָפָ֖ה שָׂמֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• also of the seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and plantedנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: soilH7704
• by greatרַבrab · manyH7227
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• a willow treeצַפְצָפָהtsaphtsâphâh · willowH6851

Cross-references for Ezekiel 17:5

• Ezekiel 17:13He made an agreement with one man from the king of Israel's family. He made that man promise to serve Babylon's king. Then he could rule as king in Jerusalem. The king of Babylon also took away the leaders of Jerusalem as his prisoners.
• 2 Kings 24:17Nebuchadnezzar chose Jehoiachin's uncle, Mattaniah, to be king instead of Jehoiachin. Nebuchadnezzar changed Mattaniah's name to Zedekiah.
• Jeremiah 37:1Josiah's son Zedekiah became king of Judah. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon chose Zedekiah to be king instead of Jehoiakim's son, Jeconiah.
• Deuteronomy 8:7Remember that the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land. It is a land that has many streams, pools and springs of water. There is water that runs in the valleys and in the hills.
• Ezekiel 19:11Its branches became big and strong. They were strong enough to make a ruler's stick of authority. The vine grew taller than all the other trees around it. Everyone could see that it was very tall and strong.
• Isaiah 15:7So Moab's people are leaving. They are going across Willow stream. They are carrying away their things and the food that they had stored.
• Isaiah 44:4They will grow up like fresh grass in a field. They will grow like willow trees beside a river.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5The seed of the land - Zedekiah, brother of Jehoiachin. Planted it in a fruitful field - Made him king of Judea in place of his brother. Placed it by great waters - Put him under the protection of Babylon, situated on the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates. And set it as a willow tree - Made him dependent on this city of great waters, as the willow is on humidity.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5He took also of the seed of the land - Zedekiah the king‘s uncle, not a Babylonian satrap, was made king.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6Babylon was the city filled with merchants (see Ezekiel 16:29).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. seed of the land--not a foreign production, but one native in the region; a son of the soil, not a foreigner: Zedekiah, uncle of Jehoiachin, of David's family. in a fruitful field--literally, a "field of seed"; that is, fit for propagating and continuing the seed of the royal family. as a willow--derived from a Hebrew root, "to overflow," from its fondness for water (Is 44:4). Judea was "a land of brooks of water and fountains" (De 8:7-9; compare Joh…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings