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Then he took a seed from the land,
    placed it in fertile soil;
a plant[a] by abundant waters,
    he set it like a willow twig.
It sprouted and became a vine,
    spreading out, but low;
its branches turned towards him,
    its roots remained where it stood.
So it became a vine;
    it brought forth branches,
    put forth foliage.

There was another great eagle,
    with great wings and much plumage.
And see! This vine stretched out
    its roots towards him;
it shot out its branches towards him,
    so that he might water it.
From the bed where it was planted

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 17:5 Meaning of Heb uncertain

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