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worthy_a of_o praise_n all_o his_o day_n and_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n do_v worthy_o in_o israel_n thus_o much_o from_o the_o name_n of_o ezekiel_n the_o boook_v of_o the_o prophet_n ezekiel_n this_o word_n prophet_n be_v not_o in_o the_o hebrew_n the_o book_n ezekiel_n or_o the_o book_n of_o ezekiel_n but_o it_o be_v in_o the_o body_n of_o the_o prophecy_n chap._n 2._o v._n 6._o they_o shall_v know_v that_o there_o have_v be_v a_o prophet_n among_o they_o prophet_n be_v from_o the_o greek_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o it_o signify_v one_o that_o foretell_v thing_n to_o come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o hebrew_n word_n nabi_n of_o naba_n which_o signify_v to_o foreknow_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d foretell_v or_o discover_v thing_n some_o derive_v it_o from_o a_o root_n which_o signify_v to_o bud_v to_o bring_v forth_o for_o as_o a_o tree_n draw_v sap_n from_o the_o earth_n send_v forth_o that_o sap_n into_o leaf_n and_o fruit_n become_v 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