He took one of the seedlings ¹  of the land, placed it in a cultivated plot; ²  a shoot by abundant water, like a willow he planted it.

biblegateway Eze 17:5

"He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters; he set it like a willow.

Then he took some of the land's seed and put it in a fertile field; he set it like a willow, a plant by abundant waters.

"’Then it took a seedling from that country and planted the seedling in fertile soil. The eagle planted the seedling like a willow where there was plenty of water.

biblegateway Eze 17:5

"‘He took some of the seed of your land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water,

Then he took of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters. He set it like a willow twig,

bibleoremus Eze 17:5

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.

Then he took a native seed and put it in a prepared plot; he set it like a willow, a shoot beside abundant water.

biblegateway Eze 17:5

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.

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.

biblegateway Eze 17:5

He took one of the seedlings ¹  of the land, placed it in a cultivated plot; ²  a shoot by abundant water, like a willow he planted it.

¹ tn Heb “took of the seed of the land.” For the vine imagery, “seedling” is a better translation, though in its subsequent interpretation the “seed” refers to Zedekiah through its common application to offspring.

² tn Heb “a field for seed.”