Ezekiel 17:5
Ezekiel · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“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
What Does Ezekiel 17:5 Mean?
Ezekiel 17:5 is found in the book of Ezekiel, chapter 17, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Ezekiel 17:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 44:4“And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.”Deuteronomy 8:7“For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;”Jeremiah 12:2“Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins.”Ezekiel 17:13“And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:”Ezekiel 31:4“The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.”Ezekiel 31:5“Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.”2 Kings 24:17“And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.”Job 40:22“The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.”Isaiah 15:7“Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of the willows.”Jeremiah 11:17“For the LORD of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal.”Jeremiah 37:1“And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.”Ezekiel 17:8“It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.”Ezekiel 19:11“And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.”Hosea 14:6“His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.”
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