Verse 5

Then it took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil, placing it by abundant waters like a willow.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 44:4 : 4 They will sprout up like grass among the meadows, like willows by flowing streams.
  • Deut 8:7-9 : 7 For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land—a land with streams of water, springs, and deep waters flowing out in valleys and hills. 8 A land of wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil, and honey. 9 A land where you will eat bread without scarcity—where you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron and from whose hills you can dig copper.
  • 2 Kgs 24:17 : 17 The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
  • Isa 15:7 : 7 So the wealth they have earned and their stored possessions will be carried away over the Wadi of the Willows.
  • Jer 37:1 : 1 King Zedekiah son of Josiah became king in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed to rule over the land of Judah.
  • Ezek 17:13 : 13 He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under an oath. Then he carried away the leaders of the land.
  • Ezek 19:11-12 : 11 Its branches were strong, fit for rulers' scepters. It towered high; its height was noticeable among the branches, in the lushness of its abundance. 12 But it was uprooted in fury, cast to the ground. The east wind dried out its fruit. Its strong branches were broken off and dried up, consumed by fire.