Ezekiel 17:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
"'He took one of the seedlings of the land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water,

New Living Translation
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.

English Standard Version
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,

Berean Study Bible
He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow.

New American Standard Bible
He also took from the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil, a meadow beside abundant waters; he set it like a willow.

NASB 1995
"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.

NASB 1977
“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.

Amplified Bible
He also took some of the seed of the land (Zedekiah, of the royal family) and planted it in fertile soil and a fruitful field; he placed it beside abundant waters and set it like a willow tree.

Christian Standard Bible
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 water.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

Contemporary English Version
The eagle also took a seed from Israel and planted it in a fertile field with plenty of water, like a willow tree beside a stream.

Good News Translation
Then he took a young plant from the land of Israel and planted it in a fertile field, where there was always water to make it grow.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
" '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.

International Standard Version
Then the eagle took a seed from the land and planted it in fertile ground. He planted it like a willow tree next to abundant waters.

NET Bible
He took one of the seedlings of the land, placed it in a cultivated plot; a shoot by abundant water, like a willow he planted it.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
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.

King James 2000 Bible
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.

New Heart English Bible
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow tree.

World English Bible
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow tree.

American King James Version
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.

American Standard Version
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow-tree.

A Faithful Version
He also took of the seed of the land and planted it in a fruitful field. He placed it by abundant waters and set it as a willow tree.

Darby Bible Translation
And he took of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, he set it as a willow tree.

English Revised Version
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow tree.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Hee tooke also of the seede of the lande, and planted it in a fruitfull ground: hee placed it by great waters, and set it as a willowe tree.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He toke also of the seede of the land, and planted it in a fruiteful grounde, he brought it vnto great waters, and set it in an open trenche.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
He toke also a braunch of the londe, and planted it in a frutefull grounde, he brought it vnto greate waters, & set it as a willye tre therby.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And he takes of the seed of the land, "" And puts it in a field of seed, "" He took [it] by many waters, "" He has set it in a conspicuous place.

Young's Literal Translation
And it taketh of the seed of the land, And doth put it in a field of seed, To take by many waters, In a conspicuous place it hath set it.

Smith's Literal Translation
And he will take from the seed of the land, and he will give it in a field of seed; he took it to many waters, he set it a willow.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he took of the seed of the land, and put it in the ground for seed, that it might take a firm root over many waters: he planted it on the surface of the earth.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And he took from the seed of the land and placed it in the ground for seed, so that it might take firm root above many waters; he placed it at the surface.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And he took from the seed of the land and cast into the wilderness a plant on many waters and he set it for a Watchman

Lamsa Bible
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in uncultivated land; he placed it by many waters, and then set a watchman over it.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He took also of the seed of the land, And planted it in a fruitful soil; He placed it beside many waters, He set it as a slip.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And he took of the seed of the land, and sowed it in a field planted by much water; he set it in a conspicuous place.
















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