- branches:
- "Thou preparedstª° [room] beforeª it, and didst cause it to take deep² root,ª°¹ and it filledª° the land.ª ... She sent outª° her boughsª unto¹ the sea,ª and her branchesª unto¹ the river.ª" {Psa 80:9-11} + "He tookª° also of the seedª¹ of the land,ª and plantedª° it in a fruitfulª field;ª he placedª° [it] by¹ greatª waters,ª [and] setª° it [as] a willow tree.ª ... It¹ was plantedª° in¹ a goodª soilª by¹ greatª waters,ª that it might bring forthª° branches,ª and that it might bearª° fruit,ª that it might be¹ a goodlyª vine.ª" {Ezk 17:5-8} + "Behold,¹ the Assyrianª [was] a cedarª in Lebanonª with fairª branches,ª and with a shadowingª° shroud,ª and of an highª stature;ª and his topª was¹ among¹ the thick boughs.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 31:3-10} + "Thus [were] the visionsª of mine headª inª my bed;ª I saw,ªª°° and beholdª a treeª in the midstª of the earth,ª and the heightª thereof [was] great.ª ... 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 4:10-15} + "Anotherª parableª put he forthª° unto them,ª saying,ª° The¹ kingdomª of heavenª isª° like² to¹ a grainª of mustard seed,ª whichª a manª took,ª° and¹ sowedª° inª hisª field:ª" {Mtt 13:31} + "Iª amª° the¹ trueª vine,ª andª myª Fatherª isª° the¹ husbandman.ª" {Jhn 15:1} + "Forª ifª the¹ firstfruitª [be] holy,ª the¹ lumpª [is] alsoª [holy]: andª ifª the¹ rootª [be] holy,ª soª [are] the¹ branches.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 11:16-24}
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