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1001 B
1001 B
These are God's words to Pharaoh about Assyria. God gives his message in the form of a parable about a great cedar tree. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parables)
Behold
This can be translated as “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you.”
a forested canopy
Possible meanings are: 1) "with so many branches that it provided good shade" or 2) "that provided shade for the other trees in the forest."
and great height
"and very tall"
And its tree top was above the branches
Possible meanings are 1) "Its top was above the branches of the other trees" or 2) "The top of the tree was in the clouds."
many waters made it tall
"Because the cedar had a lot of water, it grew very tall"
the deep waters made it huge
"the water deep in the ground made the cedar grow very big"
for their channels stretched out to all the trees in the field
"and streams flowed from the rivers to all the trees of the field."