2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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Yahweh's parable about the cedar continues.
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2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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## Its great height was more than any of the other trees in the field ##
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2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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"The cedar was taller than any of the other trees of the field"
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2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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## its branches became very many ##
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"it grew very many branches"
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## because of many waters as they grew ##
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"because it had a lot of water"
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## Every bird of the heavens nested in its branches ##
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"All kinds of birds that fly in the sky made nests in its branches"
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## while every living thing of the field gave birth to its young under its foliage ##
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"and all of the creatures that live in the field gave birth under the cedar's branches"
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## All of the many nations lived under its shade ##
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"all of the powerful nations lived in its shade" or "all of the great nations lived in the shade of that tree" (UDB)
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## It was beautiful in its greatness and the length of its branches ##
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"It was beautiful because it was very big and its branches were very long"
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