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be thou therefore confounded also, and beare willowe tree. 6 And it budded vp, and was like
thy shame, seeing that thou hast iustified thy a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches
sisters. 53 Therefore I will bring againe their turned toward it, and the rootes thereof were
captiuitie with the captiuitie of Sodom, and her vnder it: so it became a vine, and it brought
daughters, and with the captiuitie of Samaria, foorth branches, and shot foorth buds. 7 There
and her daughters: euen the captiuitie of thy was also another great eagle with great wings
captiues in the middes of them, 54 That thou and many feathers, and beholde, this vine did
mayest beare thine owne shame, and mayest bee turne her rootes toward it, and spred foorth her
confounded in all that thou hast done, in that branches toward it, that she might water it by
thou hast comforted them. 55 And thy sister the trenches of her plantation. 8 It was planted
Sodom and her daughters shall returne to their in a good soyle by great waters, that it should
former state: Samaria also and her daughters bring forth branches, and beare fruite, and be an
shall returne to their former state, when thou excellent vine. 9 Say thou, Thus saith the Lord
and thy daughters shall returne to your former God, Shall it prosper? shall he not pull vp the
state. 56 For thy sister Sodom was not heard of rootes thereof, and destroy the fruite thereof,
by thy report in the day of thy pride, 57 Before and cause them to drie? all the leaues of her
thy wickednes was discouered, as in that same bud shall wither without great power, or many
time of the reproch of the daughters of Aram, people, to plucke it vp by the rootes thereof.
and of all the daughters of the Philistims round 10 Beholde, it was planted: but shall it prosper?
about her which despise thee on all sides. 58 Thou shall it not be dried vp, and wither? when the
hast borne therefore thy wickednesse and thine East winde shall touch it, it shall wither in the
abomination, saith the Lord. 59 For thus saith trenches, where it grewe. 11 Moreouer, the worde
the Lord God, I might euen deale with thee, as of the Lord came vnto me, saying, 12 Say now to
thou hast done: when thou didest despise the this rebellious house, Know ye not, what these
othe, in breaking the couenant. 60 Neuerthelesse, things meane? tell them, Behold, the King of
I wil remember my couenant made with thee in Babel is come to Ierusalem, and hath taken the
ye dayes of thy youth, and I wil confirme vnto King thereof, and the princes thereof, and led
thee an euerlasting couenant. 61 Then thou shalt them with him to Babel, 13 And hath taken one
remember thy wayes, and be ashamed, when of the Kings seede, and made a couenant with
thou shalt receiue thy sisters, both thy elder and him, and hath taken an othe of him: he hath
also taken the princes of the land,
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thy yonger, and I will giue them vnto thee for kingdome might be in subiection, and not lift it
daughters, but not by thy couenat. 62 And I wil selfe vp, but keepe their couenant, and stand to
establish my couenant with thee, and thou shalt it. 15 But he rebelled against him, and sent his
knowe that I am the Lord, 63 That thou mayest ambassadours into Egypt, that they might giue
remember, and be ashamed, and neuer open thy him horses, and much people: shall hee prosper?
mouth any more: because of thy shame when I shall he escape, that doeth such things? or shall
am pacified toward thee, for all that thou hast he breake the couenant, and be deliuered? 16 As
done, saith the Lord God. I liue, saith the Lord God, he shall die in the

17 middes of Babel, in the place of the King, that
had made him King, whose othe he despised,
1 And the worde of the Lord came vnto mee, and whose couenant made with him, he brake.
saying, Sonne of man, put foorth a parable and 17 Neither shall Pharaoh with his mightie hoste,
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speake a prouerbe vnto the house of Israel, And and great multitude of people, mainteine him
say, Thus saith the Lord God, The great eagle with in the warre, when they haue cast vp mounts,
great wings, and long wings, and ful of fethers, and builded ramparts to destroy many persons.
which had diuers colours, came vnto Lebanon, 18 For he hath despised the othe, and broken ye
and tooke the highest branch of the cedar, And couenant (yet lo, he had giuen his hand) because
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brake off the toppe of his twigge, and caried it he hath done all these things, he shall not escape.
into the land of marchants, and set it in a citie 19 Therefore, thus sayth the Lord God, As I liue, I
of marchants. 5 Hee tooke also of the seede of wil surely bring mine othe that he hath despised,
the lande, and planted it in a fruitfull ground: and my couenant that he hath broken vpon his
hee placed it by great waters, and set it as a