19:13 Now it is planted in the wilderness,
in a dry and thirsty land. 1
19:10 “‘Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, 2 planted by water.
It was fruitful and full of branches because it was well-watered.
17:8 In a good field, by abundant waters, it was planted
to grow branches, bear fruit, and become a beautiful vine.
17:10 Consider! It is planted, but will it prosper?
Will it not wither completely when the east wind blows on it?
Will it not wither in the soil where it sprouted?’”
1 sn This metaphor depicts the Babylonian exile of the Davidic dynasty.
2 tc The Hebrew text reads “in your blood,” but most emend to “in your vineyard,” assuming a ב-כ (beth-kaph) confusion. See L. C. Allen, Ezekiel (WBC), 1:284. Another attractive emendation assumes a faulty word division and yields the reading “like a vine full of tendrils, which/because…”; see D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:607, n. 68.