33 Behold, the Lord, the [a]God of armies, will lop off the branches with terrifying power;
Those also who are (A)tall in stature will be cut down,
And those who are lofty will be brought low.
34 He will cut down the thickets of the forest with an iron axe,
And (B)Lebanon will fall by the Mighty One.

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  1. Isaiah 10:33 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord

33 See, the Lord, the Lord Almighty,
    will lop off(A) the boughs with great power.
The lofty trees will be felled,(B)
    the tall(C) ones will be brought low.(D)
34 He will cut down(E) the forest thickets with an ax;
    Lebanon(F) will fall before the Mighty One.(G)

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[a]saying, ‘This is what the Lord [b]God says: “A great [c](A)eagle with (B)great wings, long pinions, and a full plumage of many colors came to [d](C)Lebanon and took away the top of the [e]cedar. He broke off the [f]topmost of its young twigs and brought it to a land of merchants; he set it in a [g]city of traders.

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  1. Ezekiel 17:3 Lit and you shall say
  2. Ezekiel 17:3 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord, and so throughout the ch
  3. Ezekiel 17:3 I.e., Nebuchadnezzar
  4. Ezekiel 17:3 I.e., Jerusalem
  5. Ezekiel 17:3 I.e., the line of David
  6. Ezekiel 17:4 I.e., King Jehoiachin and the leaders
  7. Ezekiel 17:4 I.e., Babylon

Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: A great eagle(A) with powerful wings, long feathers and full plumage of varied colors came to Lebanon.(B) Taking hold of the top of a cedar, he broke off(C) its topmost shoot and carried it away to a land of merchants, where he planted it in a city of traders.

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22 This is what the Lord God says: “I will also take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and [a]set it out; I will break off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, and I will plant it on a (A)high and lofty mountain.

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  1. Ezekiel 17:22 Lit give

22 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will take a shoot(A) from the very top of a cedar and plant it; I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots and plant it on a high and lofty mountain.(B)

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16 I made the nations (A)quake from the sound of its fall when I made it (B)go down to Sheol with those who go down to the pit; and all the [a]well-watered trees of Eden, the choicest and best of (C)Lebanon, were (D)comforted in the earth beneath.

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  1. Ezekiel 31:16 Lit drinkers of water

16 I made the nations tremble(A) at the sound of its fall when I brought it down to the realm of the dead to be with those who go down to the pit. Then all the trees(B) of Eden,(C) the choicest and best of Lebanon, the well-watered trees, were consoled(D) in the earth below.(E)

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10 ‘Now these were the (A)visions [a]in my mind as I lay on my bed: I was looking, and behold, there was a (B)tree in the middle of the [b]earth and its height was great.

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  1. Daniel 4:10 Lit of my head
  2. Daniel 4:10 Or land, and so throughout the ch

10 These are the visions I saw while lying in bed:(A) I looked, and there before me stood a tree in the middle of the land. Its height was enormous.(B)

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20 The (A)tree that you saw, which became large and grew strong, whose height reached to the sky and was visible to all the earth, 21 and whose foliage was beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in which was food for all, under which the animals of the field lived and in whose branches the birds of the sky settled— 22 it is (B)you, O king; for you have become great and grown strong, and your [a]majesty has become great and reached to the sky, and your (C)dominion to the end of the earth. 23 And in that the king saw an angelic watcher, a holy one, descending from heaven and saying, “(D)Chop down the tree and destroy it; yet leave the stump [b]with its roots in the ground, but with a band of iron and bronze around it in the new grass of the field, let him be drenched with the dew of heaven, and let [c]him share with the animals of the field until (E)seven [d]periods of time pass over him,”

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  1. Daniel 4:22 Lit greatness
  2. Daniel 4:23 Lit of
  3. Daniel 4:23 Lit his share be with
  4. Daniel 4:23 I.e., years

20 The tree you saw, which grew large and strong, with its top touching the sky, visible to the whole earth, 21 with beautiful leaves and abundant fruit, providing food for all, giving shelter to the wild animals, and having nesting places in its branches for the birds(A) 22 Your Majesty, you are that tree!(B) You have become great and strong; your greatness has grown until it reaches the sky, and your dominion extends to distant parts of the earth.(C)

23 “Your Majesty saw a holy one,(D) a messenger, coming down from heaven and saying, ‘Cut down the tree and destroy it, but leave the stump, bound with iron and bronze, in the grass of the field, while its roots remain in the ground. Let him be drenched with the dew of heaven; let him live with the wild animals, until seven times pass by for him.’(E)

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