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

3Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: “A great eagle with broad wings and long feathers, covered with many-colored plumage, came to Lebanon. He seized the top of a cedar tree 4and plucked off its highest branch. He carried it away to a city filled with merchants. He planted it in a city of traders. 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. 6It took root there and grew into a low, spreading vine. Its branches turned up toward the eagle, and its roots grew down into the ground. It produced strong branches and put out shoots. 7But then another great eagle came with broad wings and full plumage. So the vine now sent its roots and branches toward him for water,

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 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,
• 2 Kings 24:17Then the king of Babylon installed Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, as the next king, and he changed Mattaniah’s name to Zedekiah.
• Jeremiah 37:1Zedekiah son of Josiah succeeded Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim as the king of Judah. He was appointed by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.
• Deuteronomy 8:7For 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.
• Ezekiel 19:11Its 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.
• Isaiah 15:7The people grab their possessions and carry them across the Ravine of Willows.
• Isaiah 44:4They will thrive like watered grass, like willows on a riverbank.

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