“Your mother was
Like a vine
In a vineyard,
Transplanted
By the water.
She was fruitful.
She was full of branches
From abundant water.
Her strongest stem
Became
A ruler’s scepter.
It towered aloft
Among the thick boughs.
It stood out
In its height
With the mass
Of its branches.”
Yahweh, via Ezekiel has another allegory about a vine. This vine was like their mother, large and fruitful. The reference here is to Judah as the mother of the people. This vine had been taken from a normal vineyard and planted near a large water supply. It had long stems so that one became a ruler’s scepter. It was tall with thick branches as it stood out because of its height and massive branches.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 