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?’”
17:22 “‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:
“‘I will take a sprig 3 from the lofty top of the cedar and plant it. 4
I will pluck from the top one of its tender twigs;
I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
17:23 I will plant it on a high mountain of Israel,
and it will raise branches and produce fruit and become a beautiful cedar.
Every bird will live under it;
Every winged creature will live in the shade of its branches.
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.
3 sn The language is analogous to messianic imagery in Isa 11:1; Zech 3:8; 6:4 although the technical terminology is not the same.
4 tc The LXX lacks “and plant it.”