- that it will sprout:
- "If¹ a manª die,ª° shall he liveª° [again]? all¹ the daysª of my appointed timeª will I wait,ª° till¹ my changeª come.ª°" {Job 14:14} + "He hath destroyedª° me on every side,ª and I am gone:²°¹ and mine hopeª hath he removedª° like a tree.ª" {Job 19:10} + "And there shall come forthª° a rodª out of the stemª¹ of Jesse,ª and a Branchª shall growª° out of his roots:ª¹" {Isa 11:1} + "He shall cause them that comeª° of Jacobª to take root:ª° Israelª shall blossomª° and bud,ª° and fillª° the faceª of the worldª with fruit.ª" {Isa 27:6} + "Neverthelessª leaveª° the stumpª of his rootsª in the earth,ª even with a bandª of¹ ironª and brass,ª in the tender grassª of¹ the field;ª and let it be wetª° with the dewª of heaven,ª and [let] his portionª [be] withª the beastsª in the grassª of the earth:ª" {Dan 4:15} + "And whereas¹ the kingª sawª° a watcherª and an holy oneª coming downª° fromª heaven,ª and saying,ª° Hew²° the tree² down,ª¹ and destroyª° it; yetª leaveª° the stumpª of the rootsª thereof in the earth,ª even with a bandª of¹ ironª and brass,ª in the tender grassª of¹ the field;ª and let it be wetª° with the dewª of heaven,ª and [let] his portionª [be] withª the beastsª of the field,ª tillª¹ sevenª timesª passª overª him; ... That they shall driveª° thee fromª men,ª and thy dwellingª shall beª° withª the beastsª of the field,ª and they shall make thee to eatª° grassª as oxen,ª and they shall wetª° thee with the dewª¹ of heaven,ª and sevenª timesª shall passª overª thee, tillª¹ thou knowª° that¹ the most Highª rulethª in the kingdomª of men,ª and givethª° it to whomsoeverª¹ he will.ª°" {Dan 4:23-25}
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