- a green bay tree:
- or, a green tree that groweth in his own soil, "So¹ [are] the pathsª of all¹ that forgetª° God;ª and the hypocrite'sª hopeª shall perish:ª° ... Behold,¹ this¹ [is] the joyª of his way,ª and out of the earthª¹ shall othersª grow.ª°" {Job 8:13-19} + "All¹ the fowlsª of heavenª made their nestsª° in his boughs,ª and under¹ his branchesª did all¹ the beastsª of the fieldª bring forth their young,ª° and under his shadowª dweltª° all¹ greatª nations.ª ... Therefore¹ thus¹ saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª Because¹¹ thou hast lifted upª° thyself in height,ª and he hath shot upª° his topª among¹¹ the thick boughs,ª and his heartª is lifted upª° in his height;ª" {Ezk 31:6-10} + "To¹ whom¹ art thou thus likeª°¹ in gloryª and in greatnessª among the treesª of Eden?ª yet shalt thou be brought downª° with¹ the treesª of Edenª unto¹ the nether partsª of the earth:ª thou shalt lieª° in the midstª of the uncircumcisedª with¹ [them that be] slainª by the sword.ª This¹ [is] Pharaohª and all¹ his multitude,ª saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 31:18} + "The treeª that¹ thou sawest,ª° which¹ grew,ª° and was strong,ª° whose heightª reachedª° unto the heaven,ª and the sightª thereof to allª the earth;ª ... The same hourª was the thingª fulfilledª° uponª Nebuchadnezzar:ª and he was drivenª° fromª men,ª and did eatª° grassª as oxen,ª and his bodyª was wetª° with the dewª¹ of heaven,ª tillª¹ his hairsª were grownª° like eagles'ª [feathers], and his nailsª like birds'ª [claws]." {Dan 4:20-33}
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