פירוש על יחזקאל 17:5

Then he took of the seed of the land Zedekiah his son.

in a fertile field [lit. in a field of seed.] In Jerusalem, in the capital city.

it took [root] beside abundant waters Heb. קַח, it took. It became rooted beside abundant waters, i.e., he gave him greatness and dominion over his surroundings.

a mountain willow he made it Heb. צַפְצָפָה, a species of willow tree which has many branches, saice in Old French, a willow.