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He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in ^[c](e)fertile soil. He ^[d]placed it beside abundant waters; he set it like a ^(f)willow.

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.

"But there was ^[e]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 ^(g)planted, that he might water it.

It was planted in good ^[f]soil beside abundant waters, that it might yield branches and bear fruit and become a splendid vine."'

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 ^[g]strength nor by many people can it be raised from its roots again.

Behold, though it is planted, will it thrive? Will it not ^(h)completely wither as soon as the east wind strikes it—wither on the beds where it grew?"'"