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- "And say,ª° Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª A greatª eagleª with greatª wings,ª longwinged,ªª fullª of feathers,ª which¹ had divers colours,ª cameª° unto¹ Lebanon,ª and tookª°¹ the highest branchª of the cedar:ª ... Yea, behold,¹ [being] planted,ª° shall it prosper?ª° shall it not¹ utterly²° wither,ª° when the eastª windª touchethª° it? it shall witherª° in¹ the furrowsª where it grew.ª" {Ezk 17:3-10} + "Thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª I¹ will also takeª° of the highest branchª¹ of the highª° cedar,ª and will setª° [it]; I will crop offª° from the topª¹ of his young twigsª a tender one,ª and will plantª° [it] upon¹ an highª mountainª and eminent:ª° ... And all¹ the treesª of the fieldª shall knowª° that¹ I¹ the LORDª have brought downª° the highª tree,ª have exaltedª° the lowª tree,ª have dried²° up¹ the greenª tree,ª and have made the dryª treeª to flourish:ª° I¹ the LORDª have spokenª° and have doneª° [it]." {Ezk 17:22-24} + "Thy motherª [is] like a vineª in thy blood,ª° plantedª° by¹ the waters:ª she was¹ fruitfulª° and full of branchesª by reason of manyª waters.ª¹" {Ezk 19:10} + "Andª if¹ some²¹ of the¹ branchesª be broken off,ª° andª thou,ª beingª° a wild olive tree,ª wert graffed inª° amongª them,ª andª with²° themª° partakestª of the¹ rootª andª fatnessª of the¹ olive tree;ª ... Forª ifª thouª wert cutª° out¹ of² the¹ olive tree which is wildª byª nature,ª andª wert graffedª° contrary¹ to² natureª intoª a good olive tree:ª how muchª moreª shall these,ª which¹ be the naturalªª [branches], be graffed intoª° their ownª olive tree?ª" {Rom 11:17-24}
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