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The word of the
A great eagle, with great wings and long pinions,
rich in plumage of many colors,
came to the Lebanon.
He took the top of the cedar,
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broke off its topmost shoot;
he carried it to a land of trade,
set it in a city of merchants.
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Then he took a seed from the land,
placed it in fertile soil;
a plant 1 by abundant waters,
he set it like a willow twig.
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It sprouted and became a vine
spreading out, but low;
its branches turned toward him,
its roots remained where it stood.
So it became a vine;
it brought forth branches,
put forth foliage.
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There was another great eagle,
with great wings and much plumage.
And see! This vine stretched out
its roots toward him;
it shot out its branches toward him,
so that he might water it.
From the bed where it was planted
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it was transplanted
to good soil by abundant waters,
so that it might produce branches
and bear fruit
and become a noble vine.
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Say: Thus says the Lord
Will it prosper?
Will he not pull up its roots,
cause its fruit to rot 2 and wither,
its fresh sprouting leaves to fade?
No strong arm or mighty army will be needed
to pull it from its roots.
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When it is transplanted, will it thrive?
When the east wind strikes it,
will it not utterly wither,
wither on the bed where it grew?
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Then the word of the
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As I live, says the Lord
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Thus says the Lord
I myself will take a sprig
from the lofty top of a cedar;
I will set it out.
I will break off a tender one
from the topmost of its young twigs;
I myself will plant it
on a high and lofty mountain.
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On the mountain height of Israel
I will plant it,
in order that it may produce boughs and bear fruit,
and become a noble cedar.
Under it every kind of bird will live;
in the shade of its branches will nest
winged creatures of every kind.
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All the trees of the field shall know
that I am the
I bring low the high tree,
I make high the low tree;
I dry up the green tree
and make the dry tree flourish.
I the
I will accomplish it.