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1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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The word of the LORD came to me:
2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
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“Son of man, set forth an allegory and tell it to the Israelites as a parable.
3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
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Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: A great eagle with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage of varied colors came to Lebanon. Taking hold of the top of a cedar,
4 He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
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he broke off its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city of traders.
5 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
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“ ‘He took one of the seedlings of the land and put it in fertile soil. He planted it like a willow by abundant water,
6 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
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and it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine. Its branches turned toward him, but its roots remained under it. So it became a vine and produced branches and put out leafy boughs.
7 There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.
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“ ‘But there was another great eagle with powerful wings and full plumage. The vine now sent out its roots toward him from the plot where it was planted and stretched out its branches to him for water.
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