Ezekiel 17:5

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“He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow.”

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BSBPD

“He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow-tree.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And it taketh of the seed of the land, And doth put it in a field of seed, To take by many waters, In a conspicuous place it hath set it.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 17:5 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 8:7For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks and fountains and springs that flow through the valleys and hills;
  2. 2 Kings 24:17Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
  3. Isaiah 15:7So they carry their wealth and belongings over the Brook of the Willows.
  4. Isaiah 44:4They will sprout among the grass like willows by flowing streams.
  5. Jeremiah 37:1Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.
  6. Ezekiel 17:13He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,
  7. Ezekiel 19:11It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.
  8. Ezekiel 31:5Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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