5 Then he took a seed from the land, placed it in fertile soil; a plant by abundant waters, he set it like a willow twig.

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.