Ezekiel 17:5

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⁵“ ‘ “Then it got a seed from your land. It put it in rich soil near plenty of water. It planted the seed like a willow tree.

Then he took of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil. He placed it beside abundant waters. He set it like a willow twig,

“ ‘He took one of the seedlings of the land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water,

Then he took some of the land’s seed and put it in a fertile field; he set it like a willow, a plant by abundant water.

He also took a seedling from the land

and planted it in fertile soil.

He placed it beside a broad river,

where it could grow like a willow tree.

and he took from the seed of the land and placed it in fertile soil on many waters; like a willow he planted it.

He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.

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