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Now the
word of the
LORD came to me
saying,
r{mael y;lea h'wh.y -r;b.d yih.y;w
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"Son of
man,
propound a
riddle and
speak a
parable to the
house of
Israel,
tyeB -l,a l'v'm l{v.m.W h'dyix d.Wx ~'d'a -n,B ? lea'r.fIy
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saying,
'Thus says the
Lord GOD, "A
great eagle with
great wings,
long pinions and a
full plumage of
many colors came to
Lebanon and
took away the
top of the
cedar.
lw{d'G;h r,v,N;h hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a -h{K 'T.r;m'a.w ? h'cw{N;h ael'm r,bea'h .$,r,a ~Iy;p'n.K;h lw{d.G ? x;QiY;w !w{n'b.L;h -l,a a'B h'm.qir'h w{l -r,v]a ? z,r'a'h t,r,M;c -t,a
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"He
plucked off the
topmost of its
young twigs and
brought it to a
land of
merchants; he
set it in a
city of
traders.
#,r,a -l,a .Wheayib.y;w @'j'q wy'tw{qyin.y va{r tea ? w{m'f ~yil.k{r ryi[.B !;[;n.K
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"He also
took some of the
seed of the
land and
planted it in
fertile soil. He
placed it
beside abundant waters; he
set it like a
willow.
[;r'z -hed.fiB .When.TiY;w #,r'a'h [;r,Zim x;QiY;w ? w{m'f h'p'c.p;c ~yiB;r ~Iy;m -l;[ x'q
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"Then it
sprouted and
became a
low,
spreading vine with its
branches turned toward him, but its
roots remained under it. So it
became a
vine and
yielded shoots and
sent out
branches.
h'mw{q t;l.piv t;x;r{s !,p,g.l yih.y;w x;m.ciY;w ? wy'T.x;T wy'v'r'v.w wy'lea wy'tw{Yil'D tw{n.pil ? x;L;v.T;w ~yiD;B f;[;T;w !,p,g.l yih.T;w .Wy.hIy ? tw{ra{P
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"But there was
another great eagle with
great wings and
much plumage; and
behold,
this vine bent its
roots toward him and
sent out its
branches toward him from the
beds where it was
planted, that he might
water it.
h'cw{n -b;r.w ~Iy;p'n.K lw{d.G lw{d'G d'x,a -r,v,n yih.y;w ? wy'l'[ 'hy,v\r'v h'n.p'K ta{Z;h !,p,G;h heNih.w ? tw{gUr][em H'tw{a tw{q.v;h.l w{L -h'x.liv wy'tw{Yil'd.w ? H'['J;m
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"It was
planted in
good soil beside abundant waters, that it might
yield branches and
bear fruit and
become a
splendid vine."'
h'l.Wt.v ayih ~yiB;r ~Iy;m -l,a bw{J h,d'f -l,a ? !,p,g.l tw{y.hil yir,P taef'l.w @'n'[ tw{f][;l ? t,r'D;a
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"Say,
'Thus says the
Lord GOD, "Will it
thrive? Will he not
pull up its
roots and
cut off its
fruit, so that it
withers -so that
all its
sprouting leaves wither? And
neither by
great strength nor by
many people can it be
raised from its
roots again.
aw{l]h x'l.ciT hiw{h.y y'n{d]a r;m'a h{K r{m/a ? sesw{q.y H'y.riP -t,a.w qeT;n.y 'hy,v'r'v -t,a ? ;[{r.zib -a{l.w v'byiT H'x.mic yeP.r;j -l'K veb'y.w ? 'hy,v'r'Vim H'tw{a tw{a.f;m.l b'r -m;[.b.W h'lw{d.G
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"Behold, though it is
planted, will it
thrive? Will it not
completely wither as soon as the
east wind strikes it-
wither on the
beds where it
grew?""'
;x.Wr H'B t;[;g.k aw{l]h x'l.cit]h h'l.Wt.v heNih.w ? v'byiT H'x.mic t{gUr][ -l;[ v{b'y v;byiT ~yid'Q;h