Commentary for Ezekiel 19:10
אִמְּךָ֥ כַגֶּ֛פֶן בְּדָמְךָ֖ עַל־מַ֣יִם שְׁתוּלָ֑ה פֹּֽרִיָּה֙ וַֽעֲנֵפָ֔ה הָיְתָ֖ה מִמַּ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃
Thy mother was like a vine, in thy likeness, Planted by the waters; She was fruitful and full of branches By reason of many waters.
Rashi on Ezekiel
Your mother is like a vine This is still part of the lamentation.
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Rashi on Ezekiel
in your likeness Heb. בְּדַמְךָ, a term denoting a likeness and an analogy; i.e., you are like one whose mother was like a vine planted by water.
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fruitful Heb. פֹּרִיָה, like (Deut. 29:17): “that bears (פּוֹרָה) gall,” [a word meaning:] produces fruit.
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