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: ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘A great eagle with broad wings, long feathers, with full plumage which was multi-hued, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar. 4He plucked off its topmost shoot; he brought it to a land of merchants and planted it in a city of traders. He took one of the seedlings of the land, placed it in a cultivated plot; a shoot by abundant water, like a willow he planted it. 6It sprouted and became a vine, spreading low to the ground; its branches turning toward him, its roots were under itself. So it became a vine; it produced shoots and sent out branches. 7“‘There was another great eagle with broad wings and thick plumage. Now this vine twisted its roots toward him and sent its branches toward him to be watered from the soil where it was planted.

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 took one from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and put him under oath. He then took the leaders of the land
• 2 Kings 24:17The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in Jehoiachin’s place. He renamed him Zedekiah.
• Jeremiah 37:1Zedekiah son of Josiah succeeded Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim as king. He was elevated to the throne of the land of Judah by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
• Deuteronomy 8:7For the Lord your God is bringing you to a good land, a land of brooks, springs, and fountains flowing forth in valleys and hills,
• Ezekiel 19:11Its boughs were strong, fit for rulers’ scepters; it reached up into the clouds. It stood out because of its height and its many branches.
• Isaiah 15:7For this reason what they have made and stored up, they carry over the Stream of the Poplars.
• Isaiah 44:4They will sprout up like a tree in the grass, like poplars beside channels of water.

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