- Ephraim:
- i.e. Fruitful, "The Angelª which redeemedª° me from all¹¹ evil,ª blessª°¹ the lads;ª and let my nameª be namedª° on them, and the nameª of my fathersª Abrahamª and Isaac;ª and let them growª° into a multitudeª in the midstª of the earth.ª ... And his fatherª refused,ª° and said,ª° I knowª° [it], my son,ª I knowª° [it]: he¹ also¹ shall become¹ a people,ª and he¹ also¹ shall be great:ª° but trulyª his youngerª brotherª shall be greaterª° than¹ he, and his seedª shall become¹ a multitudeª of nations.ª" {Gen 48:16-19} + "Josephª [is] a fruitfulª° bough,ª [even] a fruitfulª° boughª by¹ a well;ª [whose] branchesª runª° over¹ the wall:ª" {Gen 49:22} + "Comfortª° ye, comfortª° ye my people,ª saithª° your God.ª ... Speakª° ye comfortablyª¹ to Jerusalem,ª and cryª° unto¹ her, that¹ her warfareª is accomplished,ª° that¹ her iniquityª is pardoned:ª° for¹ she hath receivedª° of the LORD'Sª handª¹ doubleª for all¹ her sins.ª" {Isa 40:1-2}
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