Ezekiel 31:4
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4 The waters nourished it;
the deep made it grow tall,
flowing with its rivers
around the place it was planted,
sending forth its streams
to all the trees of the field.(A)
Revelation 17:15
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15 And he said to me, “The waters that you saw, where the whore[a] is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages.(A)
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- 17.15 Or prostitute
Revelation 17:1
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The Great Whore and the Beast
17 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment of the great whore[a] who is seated on many waters,(A)
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- 17.1 Or prostitute
Ezekiel 17:8
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8 It had been transplanted
to good soil by abundant waters,
so that it might produce branches
and bear fruit
and become a noble vine.
Ezekiel 17:5
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5 Then he took a seedling from the land,
placed it in fertile soil;
a plant[a] by abundant waters,
he set it like a willow twig.(A)
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- 17.5 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Proverbs 14:28
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28 The glory of a king is a multitude of people;
without people a prince is ruined.
Jeremiah 51:36
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36 Therefore thus says the Lord:
I am going to defend your cause
and take vengeance for you.
I will dry up her sea
and make her fountain dry,(A)
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