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Ezekiel 19:11

It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage.

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ASV

And it had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and their stature was exalted among the thick boughs, and they were seen in their height with the multitude of their branches.

KJV

And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּֽהְיוּ־vai.yih.yu-and they belongedH1961 →
לָ֞הּlahto it
מַטּ֣וֹתma.Totbranches ofH4294 →
עֹ֗ז'OzstrengthH5797 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
שִׁבְטֵי֙shiv.Teiscepters ofH7626 →
מֹֽשְׁלִ֔יםmo.she.LimrulersH4910 →
וַתִּגְבַּ֥הּva.tig.Bahand it was loftyH1361 →
קֽוֹמָת֖וֹko.ma.Tostature itsH6967 →
עַל־'al-aboveH5921 →
בֵּ֣יןbeinbetweenH996 →
עֲבֹתִ֑ים'a.vo.TimbranchesH5688 →
וַיֵּרָ֣אvai.ye.Ra'and it was seenH7200 →
בְגָבְה֔וֹve.ga.ve.Hoby height itsH1363 →
בְּרֹ֖בbe.Roby [the] abundance ofH7230 →
דָּלִיֹּתָֽיו׃da.li.yo.Tavbranches itsH1808 →

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Ezekiel 31:3Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.Daniel 4:11The tree grew large and strong; its top reached the sky, and it was visible to the ends of the earth.Psalms 80:15the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself.Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.Daniel 4:20–21The tree you saw that grew large and strong, whose top reached the sky and was visible to all the earth,Psalms 110:2The LORD extends Your mighty scepter from Zion: “Rule in the midst of Your enemies.”Ezekiel 19:14Fire has gone out from its main branch and devoured its fruit; on it no strong branch remains fit for a ruler’s scepter.’ This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.”Isaiah 11:1Then a shoot will spring up from the stump of Jesse, and a Branch from his roots will bear fruit.Ezekiel 21:13Surely testing will come! And what if even the scepter, which the sword despises, does not continue?’ declares the Lord GOD.Psalms 80:17Let Your hand be upon the man at Your right hand, on the son of man You have raised up for Yourself.Psalms 2:8–9Ask Me, and I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession.Ezekiel 21:10it is sharpened for the slaughter, polished to flash like lightning! Should we rejoice in the scepter of My son? The sword despises every such stick.Numbers 24:7–9Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will have abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.Ezekiel 19:12But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them.Ezra 4:20And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.Ezra 5:11And this is the answer they returned: “We are servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, which a great king of Israel built and completed.Numbers 24:17I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.Genesis 49:22Joseph is a fruitful vine—a fruitful vine by a spring, whose branches scale the wall.

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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