Ezekiel 19:13

19:13 Now it is planted in the wilderness,

in a dry and thirsty land. ¹ 

Ezekiel 19:10

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.

Ezekiel 17:8

17:8 In a good field, by abundant waters, it was planted

to grow branches, bear fruit, and become a beautiful vine.

Ezekiel 17:10

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?’”

Ezekiel 17:22-23

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.

[19:13]  ¹ sn This metaphor depicts the Babylonian exile of the Davidic dynasty.

[19:10]  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.

[17:22]  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.

[17:22]  ⁴ tc The LXX lacks “and plant it.”