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Ezekiel 17:9-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Ezekiel 17:9-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 Say: Thus says the Lord God:
Will it prosper?
Will he not pull up its roots,
cause its fruit to rot[a] and wither,
its fresh sprouting leaves to fade?
No strong arm or mighty army will be needed
to pull it from its roots.
10 Look, it has been transplanted. Will it thrive?
When the east wind strikes it,
will it not utterly wither,
wither on the bed where it grew?(A)
11 Then the word of the Lord came to me:
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- 17.9 Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
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