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Ezekiel 17:5 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" “‘“He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fruitful soil. He placed it beside many waters. He set it as a willow tree. "

Ezekiel 17:5

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3 and say, ‘The Lord GOD says: “A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers which had various colors, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.

4 He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in a city of merchants.

5 “‘“He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fruitful soil. He placed it beside many waters. He set it as a willow tree.

6 It grew and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under him. So it became a vine, produced branches, and shot out sprigs.

7 “‘“There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. Behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, and shot out its branches toward him, from the ground where it was planted, that he might water it.

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Isaiah 44:4

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"and they will spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses."

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Deuteronomy 8:7-9

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"For the LORD your God brings you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of springs, and underground water flowing into valleys and hills;"

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Jeremiah 12:2

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"You have planted them. Yes, they have taken root. They grow. Yes, they produce fruit. You are near in their mouth, and far from their heart."

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Ezekiel 31:4

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"The waters nourished it. The deep made it to grow. Its rivers ran all around its plantation. It sent out its channels to all the trees of the field."

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Ezekiel 31:5

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"Therefore its stature was exalted above all the trees of the field; and its boughs were multiplied. Its branches became long by reason of many waters, when it spread them out."

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Ezekiel 19:11-12

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"It had strong branches for the scepters of those who ruled. Their stature was exalted among the thick boughs. They were seen in their height with the multitude of their branches."

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From This Chapter

Ezekiel 17:1

"The LORD’s word came to me, saying,"

Ezekiel 17:2

"“Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;"

Ezekiel 17:3

"and say, ‘The Lord GOD says: “A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feathers which had various colors, came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar."

Ezekiel 17:4

"He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in a city of merchants."

Ezekiel 17:6

"It grew and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots were under him. So it became a vine, produced branches, and shot out sprigs."

Ezekiel 17:7

"“‘“There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. Behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, and shot out its branches toward him, from the ground where it was planted, that he might water it."

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