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And it sprouted, and it became a vine spreading out,[a] low of height, turning its branches to him, and its roots were under it, and it became a vine,[b] and it made[c] branches, and it sent out foliage.

“‘“And there was another great eagle, great of wings and with abundant plumage, and look! This vine stretched out its roots toward him and extended its branches to him to water it from the garden bed where it was planted.[d] It was planted in[e] a good field by[f] many waters[g] to produce branches[h] and to bear fruit to become[i] a beautiful vine.”’[j]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 17:6 Literally “he was to vine spreading out”
  2. Ezekiel 17:6 Literally “and it was to a vine”
  3. Ezekiel 17:6 Or “sprouted”
  4. Ezekiel 17:7 Literally “from the garden bed of its planting”
  5. Ezekiel 17:8 Or “to”
  6. Ezekiel 17:8 Or “to”
  7. Ezekiel 17:8 Hebrew “water”
  8. Ezekiel 17:8 Hebrew “branch”
  9. Ezekiel 17:8 Hebrew “be”
  10. Ezekiel 17:8 Literally “to a vine of splendor”

and it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine. Its branches(A) turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out leafy boughs.(B)

“‘But there was another great eagle with powerful wings and full plumage. The vine now sent out its roots toward him from the plot where it was planted and stretched out its branches to him for water.(C) It had been planted in good soil by abundant water so that it would produce branches,(D) bear fruit and become a splendid vine.’

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