Ezekiel 17:4-6

Contemporary English Version

⁴ then carried it to a nation of merchants and left it in one of their cities. ⁵ The eagle also took a seed from Israel and planted it in a fertile field with plenty of water, like a willow tree beside a stream.^{[a] 6} The seed sprouted and grew into a grapevine that spread over the ground. It had lots of leaves and strong, deep roots, and its branches grew upward toward the eagle.