It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.

It was planted in a good ground upon many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and bear fruit, that it might become a large vine.

It was planted in a good field by many waters, that it might bring forth branches and bear fruit, that it might be a noble vine.

On a good field, by many waters, it is planted, To make branches, and to bear fruit, To be for an goodly vine.

He had it planted in a good field by great waters so that it might put out branches and have fruit and be a strong vine.

It was planted in a good soil By many waters, That it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, That it might be a stately vine.

It had been planted in a good land, above many waters, so that it would produce branches and bear fruit, so that it would become a large vine.

Super agrum bonum [170] juxta aquas multas [171] ipsa plantara erat, ut produceret folia, et proferret fructum ut esset in vitem magnificam. [172]

He exaggerates the ingratitude of Zedekiah, because, as we have said, he had been treated humanely by the king of Babylon; for he had been but a private man till that time: he was elevated to a throne and to a sway over the people beyond his expectation, and he had an avenger if any one despised him. For when he was tributary to the king of Babylon, he would doubtless have been assisted by him in adversity: hence his revolt was less excusable, since he had been treated liberally beyond all anticipation. For this reason it is said, the vine was planted in a good soil, and near many waters, that it might put forth branches and bear fruit, so that it might be a goodly vine. It follows --

It was planted in a good soil - Though he depended on Babylon, he lived and reigned as Nebuchadnezzar's vicegerent in the land of Judea.

It was planted in a good soil by great (g) waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a well favoured vine.
(g) They thought to be moistened by the waters of the Nile.

It was planted in, a good soil, by great waters,.... As is expressed in Ezekiel 17:5; this was done by the king of Babylon, who had raised Zedekiah from a low estate to a high one, and set him on the throne of Judah, over many people; and put him in such a condition, and in such circumstances, that he and his people might have been very happy, could they have been content:, for his view was,
that he might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine; that he and his people might grow numerous and rich, and be a prosperous and flourishing kingdom; this is mentioned to aggravate the ingratitude of Zedekiah, and the people of the Jews, in rebelling against the king of Babylon, who had used them well, and of whom they had no reason to complain.

It was planted in a good soil--It was not want of the necessaries of life, nor oppression on the port of Nebuchadnezzar, which caused Zedekiah to revolt: it was gratuitous ambition, pride, and ingratitude.

Was planted - By Nebuchadnezzar, in a very hopeful condition, where it might have been fruitful, and flourished.