Ezekiel 17:5
Translations
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.
American King James Version (AKJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
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.
Webster's Revision
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 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.
English Revised Version (ERV)
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.
Clarke's Ezekiel 17:5 Bible Commentary
The 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.
Barnes's Ezekiel 17:5 Bible Commentary
He took also of the seed of the land - Zedekiah the king's uncle, not a Babylonian satrap, was made king.
Wesley's Ezekiel 17:5 Bible Commentary
17:5 The seed - Mattaniah, whom he called Zedekiah.Planted - Settled him on the throne of Judah. As a willow - The prophet compares this new made king to a willow, which grows no where so well as near great waters.
