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1001 B
Markdown
29 lines
1001 B
Markdown
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]])
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## Behold ##
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This can be translated as “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you.”
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## a forested canopy ##
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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."
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## and great height ##
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"and very tall"
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## And its tree top was above the branches ##
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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."
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## many waters made it tall ##
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"Because the cedar had a lot of water, it grew very tall"
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## the deep waters made it huge ##
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"the water deep in the ground made the cedar grow very big"
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## for their channels stretched out to all the trees in the field ##
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"and streams flowed from the rivers to all the trees of the field." |