Ezekiel 17:8

Overview - Ezekiel 17
Under the parable of two eagles and a vine,
11 is shewn God's judgment upon Jerusalem for revolting from Babylon to Egypt.
22 God promises to plant the cedar of the Gospel.
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Ezekiel 17:8  (King James Version)
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.
 


soil
Hebrew field.
Ezekiel 17:5 Ezekiel 17:6

and that
Though he was dependent on Babylon, yet he was in such a situation as would have enabled him to reign in credit, and be useful to his people.