5 " 'He took one of the seedlings of the land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water,
5 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted
5 Then he took of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil.
5 Then he took a cutting from the land and planted it in good, well-watered soil, like a willow on a riverbank.
5 Then he took some of the seed of the land And planted it in a fertile field; He placed it by abundant waters And set it like a willow tree.
5 He also took a seedling from the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside a broad river, where it could grow like a willow tree.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 17:5
Commentary on Ezekiel 17:1-10
(Read Ezekiel 17:1-10)
Mighty conquerors are aptly likened to birds or beasts of prey, but their destructive passions are overruled to forward God's designs. Those who depart from God, only vary their crimes by changing one carnal confidence for another, and never will prosper.