Ezekiel 17:5
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 17:13 identifies the planted seed as a royal offspring under covenant — clarifying the allegory in verse 5.
Ezekiel 17:8 directly continues the same parable — the vine planted in good soil by great waters.
Ezekiel 19:11 continues the vine allegory with strong rods — echoing the growth of the vine planted in verse 5.
Ezekiel 31:4 uses waters nourishing a great cedar — paralleling the water-fed growth of the vine here.
2 Kings 24:17 records the historical installation of Zedekiah — the event symbolized by planting the seed here.
Isaiah 44:4 uses the same willow-by-water simile for God's blessing — echoing the thriving vine planted by waters here.
Jeremiah 37:1 also notes Zedekiah's appointment by Nebuchadnezzar — confirming the historical referent of the planted seed.
Jeremiah 11:17 uses the same planting metaphor for Israel but pronounces judgment — contrasting the fruitful planting here.
Jeremiah 12:2 also describes planting and taking root — parallel growth imagery for the wicked prospering.