The king of Babylon made Mattaniah the new king. Mattaniah was Jehoiachin’s uncle. He changed his name to Zedekiah.
Ezekiel 17:5 - Easy To Read Version Then the eagle took some of the seeds (people) from Canaan\par He planted them in good soil.\par He planted them by a good river.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He took also of the seedlings of the land [Zedekiah, one of the native royal family] and planted it in fertile soil and a fruitful field; he placed it beside abundant waters and set it as a willow tree [to succeed Zedekiah's nephew Jehoiachin in Judah as vassal king]. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible He took a native seed and planted it in a prepared field, placing it like a willow beside plentiful water. Catholic Public Domain Version And he took from the seed of the land and placed it in the ground for seed, so that it might take firm root above many waters; he placed it at the surface. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he took of the seed of the land and put it in the ground for seed, that it might take a firm root over many waters: he planted it on the surface of the earth. |
The king of Babylon made Mattaniah the new king. Mattaniah was Jehoiachin’s uncle. He changed his name to Zedekiah.
So the people gather the things they own,\par \{and they leave Moab\}.\par They carry those things,\par and cross \{the border\} at Poplar Creek. {\cf2\super [162]} \par
They will grow among the people in the world. They will be like trees growing beside streams of water.
You have put those wicked people here.\par They are like plants with strong roots,\par they grow and produce fruit.\par With their mouths, they say that you are near and dear to them.\par But in their hearts, they are really far away from you.\par
Nebuchadnezzar was the king of Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar appointed Zedekiah as king of Judah in the place of Jehoiachin son of Jehoiakim. Zedekiah was a son of King Josiah.
Then Nebuchadnezzar made an agreement with a man from the king’s family. Nebuchadnezzar forced that man to make a promise. So this man promised to be loyal to Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar made this man the new king of Judah. Then he took all the powerful men away from Judah.
The eagle broke the top out of the big cedar tree (Lebanon) and brought it to Canaan.\par The eagle set down the branch in the town of businessmen.\par
The seeds grew and became a grapevine.\par It was a good vine.\par The vine was not tall,\par but it spread to cover a large area.\par The vine grew stems,\par and smaller vines grew very long.\par
The water made the tree grow.\par The deep river made the tree tall.\par Rivers flowed around the place\par where the tree was planted.\par Only small streams flowed from that tree\par to all the other trees of the field.\par
So that tree was taller\par than all the other trees of the field.\par And it grew many branches.\par There was plenty of water,\par so the tree branches spread out.\par