Ezekiel 17:5

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
Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

“‘“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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Hee tooke also of the seede of the lande, and planted it in a fruitfull ground: hee placed it by great waters, and set it as a willowe tree.

Darby Translation

And he took of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, he set it as a willow tree.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Bible in Basic English

And he took some of the seed of the land, planting it in fertile earth, placing it by great waters; he put it in like a willow-tree.

In context

4He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.

6It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.

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