- the reeds:
- "That sendethª° ambassadorsª by the sea,ª even in vesselsª of bulrushesª uponª¹ the waters,ª [saying], Go,²°¹ ye swiftª messengers,ª to¹ a nationª scatteredª° and peeled,ª° to¹ a peopleª terribleª° from¹ their beginning¹ hitherto;ª a nationª meted outª² and trodden down,ª whose¹ landª the riversª have spoiled!ª°" {Isa 18:2} + "And when she couldª° not¹ longerª hideª° him, she tookª° for him an arkª of bulrushes,ª and daubedª° it with slimeª and with pitch,ª and putª°¹ the childª therein; and she laidª° [it] in the flagsª by¹ the river'sª brink.ª" {Exd 2:3} + "Can the rushª grow upª° without¹ mire?ª can²° the flagª growª° withoutª water?ª" {Job 8:11}
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