Ezekiel 17:8

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“It had been planted in good soil by abundant waters in order to yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’”

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BSBPD

“It had been planted in good soil by abundant waters in order to yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“On a good field, by many waters, it is planted, To make branches, and to bear fruit, To be for an goodly vine.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Other passages that echo Ezekiel 17:8 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ezekiel 17:5He 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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