Ezekiel 17:8

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

he transplanted it to good soil by abundant waters, that it might bring forth branches, and bear fruit, and become a noble vine.

Cross References

Ezekiel 17:7

“But there was another great eagle with great wings and much plumage; and behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, and shot forth its branches toward him that he might water it. From the bed where it was planted

Ezekiel 17:9

Say, Thus says the Lord God: Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its branches, so that all its fresh sprouting leaves wither? It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it from its roots.

Ezekiel 31:4

The waters nourished it, the deep made it grow tall, making its rivers flow round the place of its planting, sending forth its streams to all the trees of the forest.