15 (A)And that they were to proclaim and circulate a proclamation in all their cities and (B)in Jerusalem, saying, “(C)Go out to the hills, and bring olive branches and [a]wild olive branches, myrtle branches, palm branches, and branches of other trees with thick branches, to make booths, as it is written.”

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  1. Nehemiah 8:15 Lit oil tree, species unknown

15 and that they should proclaim this word and spread it throughout their towns and in Jerusalem: “Go out into the hill country and bring back branches from olive and wild olive trees, and from myrtles, palms and shade trees, to make temporary shelters”—as it is written.[a]

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  1. Nehemiah 8:15 See Lev. 23:37-40.

19 I will put the cedar in the wilderness,
The acacia, the (A)myrtle, and the olive tree;
I will place the (B)juniper in the desert,
Together with the elm tree and the cypress,

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19 I will put in the desert(A)
    the cedar and the acacia,(B) the myrtle and the olive.
I will set junipers(C) in the wasteland,
    the fir and the cypress(D) together,(E)

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13 Instead of the (A)thorn bush, the (B)juniper will come up,
And instead of the (C)stinging nettle, the myrtle will come up;
And [a]it will be a [b](D)memorial to the Lord,
An everlasting (E)sign which (F)will not be eliminated.”

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  1. Isaiah 55:13 I.e., the transformation of the desert
  2. Isaiah 55:13 Lit name

13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper,
    and instead of briers(A) the myrtle(B) will grow.
This will be for the Lord’s renown,(C)
    for an everlasting sign,
    that will endure forever.”

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10 And the man who was standing among the myrtle trees responded and said, “These are the ones whom the Lord has sent to [a](A)patrol the earth.” 11 So they responded to the angel of the Lord who was (B)standing among the myrtle trees and said, “We have [b]patrolled the earth, and behold, (C)all the earth is [c]still and quiet.”

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  1. Zechariah 1:10 Lit walk about through
  2. Zechariah 1:11 Lit walked about through
  3. Zechariah 1:11 Lit sitting

10 Then the man standing among the myrtle trees explained, “They are the ones the Lord has sent to go throughout the earth.”(A)

11 And they reported to the angel of the Lord(B) who was standing among the myrtle trees, “We have gone throughout the earth and found the whole world at rest and in peace.”(C)

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