The Meaning of Ezekiel 17:5 Explained

Ezekiel 17:5

KJV: 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.

YLT: And it taketh of the seed of the land, And doth put it in a field of seed, To take by many waters, In a conspicuous place it hath set it.

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

ASV: He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow-tree.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Ezekiel 17:5 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 17

1  Under the parable of two eagles and a vine
11  is shown God's judgment upon Jerusalem for revolting from Babylon to Egypt
22  God promises to plant the cedar of the Gospel

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 17:5 mean?

And He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in a field fertile he placed [it] by waters abundant like a willow tree [And] set it
וַיִּקַּח֙ מִזֶּ֣רַע הָאָ֔רֶץ וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ בִּשְׂדֵה־ זָ֑רַע קָ֚ח עַל־ מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֔ים צַפְצָפָ֖ה שָׂמֽוֹ

וַיִּקַּח֙  And  He  took 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
מִזֶּ֣רַע  some  of  the  seed 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: זֶרַע  
Sense: seed, sowing, offspring.
הָאָ֔רֶץ  of  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ  and  planted  it 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
בִּשְׂדֵה־  in  a  field 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
זָ֑רַע  fertile 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: זֶרַע  
Sense: seed, sowing, offspring.
קָ֚ח  he  placed  [it] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
מַ֣יִם  waters 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
רַבִּ֔ים  abundant 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
צַפְצָפָ֖ה  like  a  willow  tree 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: צַפְצָפָה  
Sense: a kind of willow, willow tree.
שָׂמֽוֹ  [And]  set  it 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine singular
Root: שׂוּמָה 
Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make.