| Ezekiel 17:8 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | "It was planted in good soil beside abundant waters, that it might yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine."' (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | It was planted in good soil beside plenty of water so that it could grow branches, bear fruit, and become a wonderful vine.'(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | 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. |
| ASV: | 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. |
| BBE: | He had it planted in a good field by great waters so that it might put out branches and have fruit and be a strong vine. |
| DBY: | It was planted in a good field by many waters, that it might bring forth branches and bear fruit, that it might be a noble vine. |
| ERV: | 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. |
| JPS: | 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 stately vine. |
| WBS: | 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. |
| WEB: | 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. |
| YLT: | On a good field, by many waters, it is planted, To make branches, and to bear fruit, To be for an goodly vine. |
| Ezekiel 17:8 Cross References |
| XREF: | Ezekiel 17:7 "But there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage; and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him and sent out its branches toward him from the beds where it was planted, that he might water it.
Ezekiel 17:9 "Say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit, so that it withers-- so that all its sprouting leaves wither? And neither by great strength nor by many people can it be raised from its roots again. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 17:8 It was planted in a good soil by great {g} waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a well favoured vine.
(g) They thought to be moistened by the waters of the Nile. |
| WES: | 17:8 Was planted - By Nebuchadnezzar, in a very hopeful condition, where it might have been fruitful, and flourished. |
| MHC: | 17:1-10 Mighty conquerors are aptly likened to birds or beasts of prey, but their destructive passions are overruled to forward God's designs. Those who depart from God, only vary their crimes by changing one carnal confidence for another, and never will prosper. |
| CONC: | Abundant Bear Beside Branches Bring Field Forth Fruit Goodly Noble Planted Produce Soil Splendid Stately Strong Transplanted Vine Waters Yield |
| PREV: | Abundant Bear Branches Field Forth Fruit Good Goodly Great Noble Planted Produce Soil Splendid Stately Strong Transplanted Vine Water Waters Yield |
| NEXT: | Abundant Bear Branches Field Forth Fruit Good Goodly Great Noble Planted Produce Soil Splendid Stately Strong Transplanted Vine Water Waters Yield |
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