Ezekiel 17:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

It was planted in fertile soil by abundant waters to produce branches, bear fruit, and become a splendid vine.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    It was planted in good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches and bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    It was planted{H8362} in a good{H2896} soil{H7704} by many{H7227} waters,{H4325} that it might bring forth{H6213} branches,{H6057} and that it might bear{H5375} fruit,{H6529} that it might be a goodly{H155} vine.{H1612}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    It was planted{H8362}{(H8803)} in a good{H2896} soil{H7704} by great{H7227} waters{H4325}, that it might bring forth{H6213}{(H8800)} branches{H6057}, and that it might bear{H5375}{(H8800)} fruit{H6529}, that it might be a goodly{H155} vine{H1612}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Neuertheles it was plated vpon a good grounde besyde greate waters: so that (by reason) it shulde haue brought out braunches and frute, and haue bene a goodly vyne.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    It was planted in a good soyle by great waters, that it should bring forth branches, and beare fruite, and be an excellent vine.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    It was planted vpon a good soyle beside great waters, so that it should haue brought out braunches, & borne fruite, and haue ben a goodly vine.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    On a good field, by many waters, it is planted, To make branches, and to bear fruit, To be for an goodly vine.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    In a good field, by abundant waters, it was planted to grow branches, bear fruit, and become a beautiful vine.

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 17:5-6 : 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. 6 The plant sprouted and became a low, spreading vine, with its branches facing the eagle and its roots growing beneath it. So it became a vine, produced branches, and sent out leaves.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezek 17:3-7
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    3 Say this: ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: A great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers, and full of colorful plumage came to Lebanon and took the top of a cedar tree.

    4 It plucked the highest branch and carried it to the land of merchants, where it planted it in a city of traders.

    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.

    6 The plant sprouted and became a low, spreading vine, with its branches facing the eagle and its roots growing beneath it. So it became a vine, produced branches, and sent out leaves.

    7 But there was another great eagle with powerful wings and abundant feathers. And behold, the vine bent its roots toward it and stretched its branches toward the eagle to be watered from the surrounding garden.

  • Ezek 17:9-11
    3 verses
    84%

    9 Say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: Will it thrive? Will it not be uprooted and its fruit stripped so that it withers? All its new growth will wither. It will not take a great effort or many people to pull it out by its roots.

    10 Even if transplanted, will it thrive? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes it, drying up in the very garden bed where it grew?’

    11 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

  • Ezek 17:22-24
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    22 This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I Myself will take a branch from the top of a lofty cedar and plant it. I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.

    23 I will plant it on the high mountain of Israel. It will bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. Every bird of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.

    24 Then all the trees of the field will know that I, the LORD, bring down the tall tree and make the low tree grow tall. I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.’

  • Jer 17:8
    80%

    8 They will be like a tree planted by water, stretching out its roots by a stream. It will not fear when heat comes, and its leaves remain green. It will not worry in a year of drought or cease to produce fruit.

  • Jer 2:21
    79%

    21 I planted you as a choice vine, from the very best seed. How then have you turned into wild, degenerate branches of a foreign vine for me?

  • Isa 5:1-2
    2 verses
    79%

    1 Let me sing now for my beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.

    2 He dug it and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a tower in its center and also carved out a winepress in it. He hoped it would produce good grapes, but it yielded only wild ones.

  • Ps 80:15
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    15 God of Hosts, return! Look down from heaven and see; take care of this vine.

  • Ps 80:8-11
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    8 God of Hosts, restore us! Make your face shine upon us so that we may be saved.

    9 You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it.

    10 You cleared the ground for it; it took root and filled the land.

    11 The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches.

  • Ezek 31:7
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    7 It was majestic in its size, with long branches, because its roots reached abundant waters.

  • Ezek 15:1-2
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    78%

    1 The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

    2 Son of man, what is the wood of a vine compared to any other tree or the branch that is among the trees of the forest?

  • Ezek 19:10-12
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    77%

    10 Your mother was like a vine planted by the waters, fruitful and full of branches because of abundant waters.

    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.

  • Gen 40:10
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    10 And on the vine were three branches. As soon as it budded, its blossoms came out, and its clusters ripened into grapes.

  • Job 14:8-9
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    77%

    8 Even if its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil,

    9 at the scent of water it will bud and produce branches like a young plant.

  • Hos 14:7
    76%

    7 His branches will spread out; his beauty will be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.

  • Isa 18:5
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    5 For before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, the branches will be cut with pruning knives, and the spreading branches will be removed and discarded.

  • Ezek 31:4-5
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    75%

    4 The waters nourished it; the deep made it grow tall, sending its rivers around its planting place, and they watered all the trees of the field.

    5 So it grew taller than all the trees of the field; its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long because of the abundance of water as it sent them out.

  • Isa 5:4
    75%

    4 What more could I have done for my vineyard than I have already done? Why, when I expected it to produce good grapes, did it yield only wild ones?

  • Dan 4:21
    75%

    21 This is the interpretation, O king, and this is the decree of the Most High that has come upon my lord the king:

  • Isa 5:7
    75%

    7 For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are the planting of His delight. He expected justice but saw bloodshed; He expected righteousness but heard cries of distress.

  • Jer 31:5
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    5 You will plant vineyards again on the hills of Samaria; the planters will plant them and enjoy their fruit.

  • Ezek 36:8
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    8 But you, mountains of Israel, will yield your branches and bear your fruit for my people Israel, because they are about to come home.

  • Num 24:6
    74%

    6 Like valleys they stretch out, like gardens along a river, like aloes planted by the LORD, like cedars beside the waters.

  • Jer 11:16
    74%

    16 The LORD once called you a thriving olive tree, beautiful with luscious fruit. But with the sound of a great uproar, he has set it on fire, and its branches are broken.

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    37 They sowed fields and planted vineyards, which yielded a fruitful harvest.

  • Dan 4:12
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    12 But leave the stump with its roots in the ground, bound with iron and bronze, surrounded by the tender grass of the field. Let it be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let it live with the animals among the plants of the earth.

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    13 But the vine answered them, 'Should I stop producing my wine that cheers both God and humans, in order to sway over the trees?'

  • Joel 1:7
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    7 It has laid waste my vine and ruined my fig tree. It has stripped off their bark and thrown it away; their branches are made white.

  • Isa 37:31
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    31 Once more, a remnant of the house of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above.

  • Isa 27:6
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    6 In days to come, Jacob will take root, Israel will blossom and sprout, and they will fill the whole world with fruit.

  • Isa 17:11
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    11 Though on the day you plant them you make them grow, and in the morning you make your seed blossom, yet the harvest will be a heap on the day of grief and incurable pain.

  • Ezek 31:9
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    9 I made it beautiful with its many branches, and all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, envied it.

  • Job 8:16
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    16 They are green before the sun, and their shoots spread out over the garden.

  • Amos 9:15
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    15 I will plant them upon their land, and they will never again be uprooted from the land I have given them, says the Lord your God.