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Your mother was like a vine, in your blood, planted by the waters: it was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
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A Once-Thriving Vine
Commentators agree that this verse paints a picture of Israel's glorious past. The nation, addressed as "thy mother," is compared to a strong, fruitful vine. Being "planted by the waters" symbolizes the abundant blessings, privileges, and resources God provided, which allowed the nation to flourish and become populous and powerful.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Your mother - Judah or Jerusalem. Jehoiachin is still addressed.
In your blood - Blood is equivalent to “life” ([Reference Gen…
19th Century
Anglican
A vine in thy blood. —The figure here changes to the more common one of a vine, yet by no means the vine of low statu…
16th Century
Protestant
Here Ezekiel places before our eyes the twofold state of the Jews, so that they might acknowledge they had fallen into extreme misery because they …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Your mother [is] like a vine in your blood. Another simile is used, relating to the same persons; the same that were comp…
Jerusalem was a vine, flourishing and fruitful. This vine is now destroyed, though not plucked up by the roots. She has by wickedness made herself …
