In similar vein Ezekiel's parable of the vine describes a "tender one" of its twigs being cropped off and planted, so that it became a great tree, "and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing" (Ez.17:22,23). This must refer to Christ, the "tender plant" of Is.53:2; yet there are obvious connections with His parable of the mustard seed, in which the Kingdom of God is likened to a small seed which grew into a great tree, under which all types of bird came to live.
Unapaswa huu mfano kuwa unamtaja Kristo, "mche mwororo" wa Isaya 53:2; hata hivyo upo muungano dhahiri wa mfano wake wa mbegu ya haradali, ambapo Ufalme wa Mungu umelinganishwa na punje ndogo ya mbegu ikakuwa hata ikawa mti mkubwa, chini yake ndege wa aina mbalimbali wakaweka viota vyao.