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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/19.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/19.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Now it is planted in the desert, in a dry and thirsty land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Now the vine is transplanted to the wilderness, where the ground is hard and dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And now she <i>is</i> planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And now she <i>is</i> planted in the wilderness, In a dry and thirsty land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘And now it is planted in the wilderness, In a dry and thirsty land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216And now it is planted in the wilderness, In a dry and thirsty land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And now it is planted in the wilderness, In a dry and thirsty land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So now it is planted in the wilderness, In a dry and thirsty land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘And now it is transplanted in the wilderness, In a dry and thirsty land [of Babylon].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then she was planted in a hot, dry desert, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Now it is planted in the desert, in a dry and waterless land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now it is planted in the desert, in a dry and waterless land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now it is planted in the desert, in a dry and thirsty land!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And now she is planted in a wilderness, "" In a dry and thirsty land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And now -- it is planted in a wilderness, In a land dry and thirsty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And now being planted in the desert, in a land of dryness and thirst.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And now she is transplanted into the desert, in a land not passable, and dry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And now she has been transplanted into the desert, into a land impassable and dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now she is planted in a wilderness, in a dry, parched land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now it is transplanted into the wilderness, into a dry and thirsty land.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And now it is planted in the wilderness, in a thirsty and dry land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Therefore she is planted in the wilderness in a thirsty and desolate land<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And now she is planted in the wilderness, In a dry and thirsty ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And now they have planted her in the wilderness, in a dry land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/19-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=4971" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/19.htm">A Lament for the Princes of Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now</a> <a href="/hebrew/8362.htm" title="8362: šə·ṯū·lāh (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- To transplant. A primitive root; to transplant.">it is planted</a> <a href="/hebrew/4057.htm" title="4057: ḇam·miḏ·bār (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A pasture, a desert, speech. From dabar in the sense of driving; a pasture; by implication, a desert; also speech.">in the wilderness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6723.htm" title="6723: ṣî·yāh (Adj-fs) -- Dryness, drought. From an unused root meaning to parch; aridity; concretely, a desert.">in a dry</a> <a href="/hebrew/6772.htm" title="6772: wə·ṣā·mā (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Thirst. From tsame'; thirst.">and thirsty</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-1.htm">Lamentations 1:1</a></span><br />How lonely lies the city, once so full of people! She who was great among the nations has become a widow. The princess of the provinces has become a slave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-3.htm">Hosea 2:3</a></span><br />Otherwise, 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-10.htm">Isaiah 27:10</a></span><br />For the fortified city lies deserted—a homestead abandoned, a wilderness forsaken. There the calves graze, and there they lie down; they strip its branches bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-7.htm">Jeremiah 12:7</a></span><br />I have forsaken My house; I have abandoned My inheritance. I have given the beloved of My soul into the hands of her enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/32-13.htm">Isaiah 32:13-14</a></span><br />and for the land of my people, overgrown with thorns and briers—even for every house of merriment in this city of revelry. / For the palace will be forsaken, the busy city abandoned. The hill and the watchtower will become caves forever—the delight of wild donkeys and a pasture for flocks—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-26.htm">Jeremiah 4:26</a></span><br />I looked, and the fruitful land was a desert. All its cities were torn down before the LORD, before His fierce anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-13.htm">Micah 7:13</a></span><br />Then the earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants, as the fruit of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a></span><br />I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Jeremiah 25:11</a></span><br />And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-6.htm">Zephaniah 3:6</a></span><br />“I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-35.htm">Luke 13:35</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-19.htm">Matthew 21:19</a></span><br />Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-21.htm">Mark 11:21</a></span><br />Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.</p><p class="hdg">she is</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/19-10.htm">Ezekiel 19:10</a></b></br> Thy mother <i>is</i> like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47,48</a></b></br> Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all <i>things</i>; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/52-27.htm">Jeremiah 52:27-31</a></b></br> And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land… </p><p class="hdg">in the wilderness.</p><p class="hdg">in a dry</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">Psalm 63:1</a></b></br> A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou <i>art</i> my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/68-6.htm">Psalm 68:6</a></b></br> God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry <i>land</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/2-3.htm">Hosea 2:3</a></b></br> Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a dry land, and slay her with thirst.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/17-16.htm">Country</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-4.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-12.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-12.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-10.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/isaiah/65-13.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-10.htm">Transplanted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-43.htm">Unwatered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-14.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/20-38.htm">Country</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-10.htm">Desert</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-47.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-42.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-4.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/matthew/25-35.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-8.htm">Transplanted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-12.htm">Unwatered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-10.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-10.htm">Wilderness</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/19-1.htm">A lamentation for the princes of Israel, by the parable of a lion whelping in a pit</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/19-10.htm">and for Jerusalem, under the parable of a wasted vine</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now it is planted in the wilderness</b><br>This phrase refers to the state of Israel, symbolized as a vine, which has been uprooted from its fertile land and replanted in a barren wilderness. The wilderness often represents desolation and judgment in biblical literature. This imagery reflects the exile of the Israelites, who were taken from their homeland and placed in Babylon, a foreign and spiritually desolate place. The wilderness is a recurring theme in Scripture, often associated with testing and reliance on God, as seen in the Israelites' journey in the desert after the Exodus (Exodus 16-17).<p><b>in a dry and thirsty land</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes the harsh conditions of the exile. A "dry and thirsty land" signifies a place lacking the spiritual nourishment and blessings that come from God. It highlights the severity of the judgment upon Israel due to their disobedience and idolatry. This imagery is reminiscent of <a href="/psalms/63.htm">Psalm 63:1</a>, where David describes his longing for God in a "dry and weary land where there is no water," symbolizing spiritual desolation and a deep need for divine intervention. The phrase also foreshadows the spiritual thirst that can only be quenched by Christ, who offers "living water" (<a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a>), pointing to the ultimate fulfillment of spiritual needs through Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book. He delivers God's messages to the Israelites, often using vivid imagery and allegory.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>Represented metaphorically as a vine, Israel is the nation chosen by God, now experiencing judgment and exile due to their disobedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/w/wilderness.htm">Wilderness</a></b><br>Symbolic of desolation and hardship, the wilderness represents the state of Israel in exile, removed from their homeland and the blessings of God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context of this passage, where the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon, leading to a period of reflection and repentance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/v/vine.htm">Vine</a></b><br>A metaphor for Israel, often used in the Bible to depict the nation’s relationship with God, its growth, and its fruitfulness or lack thereof.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Israel's exile to a "dry and thirsty land" serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. Disobedience leads to spiritual barrenness and separation from God's blessings.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>The planting of the vine in the wilderness illustrates God's control over the circumstances of His people. Even in judgment, God remains sovereign and purposeful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_desolation.htm">Hope in Desolation</a></b><br>While the wilderness represents desolation, it also offers a place for reflection and potential renewal. In our own "wilderness" experiences, we can seek God and find hope for restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_abiding_in_christ.htm">The Importance of Abiding in Christ</a></b><br>Unlike the failed vine of Israel, believers are called to abide in Christ, the true vine, to bear fruit. This relationship is essential for spiritual vitality and growth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_isaiah_19_differ_from_ezekiel_29.htm">Why does Isaiah 19's prophecy differ from other prophetic passages about Egypt (e.g., Ezekiel 29) if they both claim divine judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_of_bible's_books.htm">What are the main themes of the Bible's books?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'ruach'_mean.htm">What does 'ruach' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_can't_archaeologists_find_eden.htm">If Eden was a literal place (Genesis 2:8-14), why haven't archaeologists verified its location?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">In a dry and thirsty ground.</span>--Such was Babylon to Israel in its national relations, and even after the return from the exile the Jews never rose again to much importance among the nations of the earth; but meantime they were being disciplined, that at least a few of them might be prepared for the planting among them of that kingdom not of this world, spoken of at the close of Ezekiel 16, which should fill the whole earth.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/19-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַתָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> </span><span class="str2">At this time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it is planted</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתוּלָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ṯū·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8362.htm">Strong's 8362: </a> </span><span class="str2">To transplant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the wilderness,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַמִּדְבָּ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(ḇam·miḏ·bār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4057.htm">Strong's 4057: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pasture, a desert, speech</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in a dry</span><br /><span class="heb">צִיָּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ṣî·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6723.htm">Strong's 6723: </a> </span><span class="str2">Aridity, a desert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and thirsty</span><br /><span class="heb">וְצָמָֽא׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṣā·mā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6772.htm">Strong's 6772: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thirst</span><br /><br /><span class="word">land.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאֶ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/19-13.htm">Ezekiel 19:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/19-13.htm">Ezekiel 19:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/19-13.htm">Ezekiel 19:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/19-13.htm">Ezekiel 19:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/19-13.htm">Ezekiel 19:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/19-13.htm">Ezekiel 19:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/19-13.htm">Ezekiel 19:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/19-13.htm">Ezekiel 19:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/19-13.htm">Ezekiel 19:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/19-13.htm">Ezekiel 19:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/19-13.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 19:13 Now it is planted in the wilderness (Ezek. 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