“It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might produce branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a good vine.”’”
— WEB
Ezekiel 17:8
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“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.”
— KJV
“It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.”
— ASV
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Commentary
It was planted in a good soil--It was not want of the necessaries of life, nor oppression on the port of Nebuchadnezzar, which caused Zedekiah to revolt: it was gratuitous ambition, pride, and ingratitude.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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