Cross Reference EZEKIEL 17:5 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

{Ezekiel 17:5} He took 3947 z8799 also of the seed 2233 x4480 of the land, 776 and planted 5414 z8799 it in a fruitful 2233 field; 7704 he placed 3947 z8804 [it] by x5921 great 7227 waters, 4325 [and] set 7760 z8804 it [as] a willow tree. 6851

the seed:
Zedekiah, brother to Jeconiah. "And hath takenª ° of the king'sª seed,ª ¹ and madeª ° a covenantª with¹ him, and hath takenª ° an oathª of him: he hath also takenª ° the mightyª of the land:ª" {Ezk 17:13} + "And the kingª of Babylonª made¹ ¹ Mattaniahª his father's brotherª kingª ° in his stead,¹ and changedª °¹ his nameª to Zedekiah.ª" {2Kg 24:17} + "And kingª Zedekiahª the sonª of Josiahª reignedª ° instead¹ of Coniahª the sonª of Jehoiakim,ª whom¹ Nebuchadrezzarª kingª of Babylonª made kingª ° in the landª of Judah.ª" {Jer 37:1}

planted it in a fruitful field:
Heb. put it in a field of seed, Made him king of Judea. "For¹ the LORDª thy Godª bringethª ° thee into¹ a goodª land,ª a landª of brooksª of water,ª of fountainsª and depthsª that spring outª ° of valleysª and hills;ª ... A landª whereinª thou shalt eatª ° breadª withoutª scarceness,ª thou shalt not¹ lackª ° any¹ [thing] in it; a landª whose¹ stonesª [are] iron,ª and out of whose hillsª ¹ thou mayest digª ° brass.ª" {Deu 8:7-9}

he placed:
Made him dependent on Babylon, the city of great waters, as the willow is on humidity. "And she had¹ strongª rodsª for¹ the sceptresª of them that bare rule,ª ° and her statureª was exaltedª ° among¹ ¹ the thick branches,ª and she appearedª ° in her heightª with the multitudeª of her branches.ª ... But she was plucked upª ° in fury,ª she was cast downª ° to the ground,ª and the eastª windª dried upª ° her fruit:ª her strongª rodsª were brokenª ° and withered;ª ° the fireª consumedª ° them." {Ezk 19:11-12} + "Therefore¹ ¹ the abundanceª they have gotten,ª ° and that which they have laid up,ª shall they carry awayª ° to¹ the brookª of the willows.ª" {Isa 15:7} + "And they shall spring upª ° [as] amongª the grass,ª as willowsª by¹ the waterª courses.ª" {Isa 44:4}

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