Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.
- KJV And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.
- NKJV And now she is planted in the wilderness, In a dry and thirsty land.
- NASB ‘And now it is planted in the wilderness, In a dry and thirsty land.
- NLT Now the vine is transplanted to the wilderness, where the ground is hard and dry.
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Quick answer
The vine is now replanted in a dry and barren wilderness. It pictures Judah transplanted into the desolation of exile.
Overview
Once nourished by 'many waters,' the vine is now set in a parched land, an image of the people carried into Babylonian captivity. The contrast underscores the loss of God's evident blessing and the bitterness of exile. Yet replanting, even in the wilderness, leaves open the hope that God may again cause His people to take root and grow.
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Cross-references · 8
- Hos 2:3Otherwise, I will strip her naked and expose her like the day of her birth. I will make her like a desert and turn her into a parched land, and I will let her die of thirst.
- Ezek 19:10Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters.
- Jer 52:27–31There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land.
- Ps 68:6God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
- 2 Kgs 24:12–16Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.
- Ps 63:1A Psalm of David, when he was in the Wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God. Earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You. My body yearns for You in a dry and weary land without water.
- Ezek 20:35And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face.
- Deut 28:47–48Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
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