Ezekiel 17:5

Verse Ezekiel 17:5. The seed of the land] Zedekiah, brother of Jehoiachin.

Planted it in a fruitful field] Made him king of Judea in place of his brother.

Placed it by great waters] Put him under the protection of Babylon, situated on the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates.

And set it as a willow tree] Made him dependent on this city of great waters, as the willow is on humidity.