- as the earth:
- "For¹ as¹ the rainª cometh down,ª° and the snowª from¹ heaven,ª and returnethª° not¹ thither,¹ but¹¹ waterethª°¹ the earth,ª and maketh it bring forthª° and bud,ª° that it may giveª° seedª to the sower,ª° and breadª to the eater:ª° ... So¹ shall my wordª be¹ that¹ goeth forthª° out of my mouth:ª¹ it shall not¹ returnª° unto¹ me void,ª but¹¹ it shall accomplishª°¹ that which¹ I please,ª° and it shall prosperª° [in the thing] whereto¹ I sentª° it." {Isa 55:10-11} + "And the LORDª shall guideª° thee continually,ª and satisfyª° thy soulª in drought,ª and make fatª° thy bones:ª and thou shalt be¹ like a wateredª garden,ª and like a springª of water,ª whose¹ watersª failª° not.¹" {Isa 58:11} + "Awake,ª° O north¹ wind;² and come,ª° thou south;ª blow²° upon¹ my garden,ª [that] the spicesª thereof may flow out.ª° Let my belovedª comeª° into his garden,ª and eatª° his pleasantª fruits.ª" {Sgs 4:16} + "I am comeª° into my garden,ª my sister,ª [my] spouse:ª I have gatheredª° my myrrhª with¹ my spice;ª I have eatenª° my honeycombª with¹ my honey;ª I have drunkª° my wineª with¹ my milk:ª eat,ª° O friends;ª drink,ª° yea, drink abundantly,ª° O beloved.ª" {Sgs 5:1} + "Andª he spakeª° many thingsª unto themª inª parables,ª saying,ª° Behold,ª° a sowerª° went forthª° to sow;ª°" {Mtt 13:3} + "Butª otherª fellª° intoª goodª ground,ª andª brought forthª° fruit,ª someªª an hundredfold,ªª someª sixtyfold,ªª someª thirtyfold.ª" {Mtt 13:8} + "Butª he that received seedª° intoª the¹ goodª groundª isª° he² that hearethª° the¹ word,ª andª understandethª° [it]; whichª alsoª beareth fruit,ª° andª bringeth forth,ª° someª²¹ an hundredfold,ªª some²¹ sixty,ªª some²¹ thirty.ª" {Mtt 13:23} + "Andª he said,ª° Soª isª° the¹ kingdomª of God,ª asª ifª a manª should castª° seedª intoª the¹ ground;ª ... Butª whenª it is sown,ª° it groweth up,ª° andª becomethª° greater¹ than² allª herbs,ª andª shooteth outª° greatª branches;ª so thatª the¹ fowlsª of the¹ airª mayª° lodgeª° underª the¹ shadowª of it.ª" {Mrk 4:26-32}
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