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note_v out_o of_o jansenius_n and_o other_o 5._o and_o now_o for_o the_o second_o captivity_n of_o judah_n we_o shall_v soon_o see_v to_o what_o cause_n it_o be_v to_o be_v impute_v ezekiel_n tell_v we_o in_o the_o 17_o chapter_n of_o his_o pprophecy_n thar_z nabuchadnezzar_n like_o a_o great_a eagle_n have_v carry_v away_o to_o his_o own_o country_n the_o high_a branch_n of_o the_o cedar_n in_o lebanon_n i._n e._n jeconiah_n the_o king_n of_o judah_n who_o be_v first_o carry_v captive_a by_o he_o v._o 3._o and_o this_o eagle_n only_o leave_v a_o little_a seed_n which_o be_v zedekiah_n who_o kingdom_n can_v not_o grow_v any_o strong_a or_o high_a than_o a_o vine_n because_o overtop_v and_o oppress_v by_o the_o chaldaean_n who_o cast_n a_o dark_a and_o cold_a shadow_n upon_o it_o ver_fw-la 5_o 6._o now_o zedekiah_n take_v a_o oath_n to_o be_v true_a to_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n who_o have_v plant_v he_o in_o the_o kingdom_n as_o you_o may_v see_v for_o 13_o 14._o but_o he_o hope_v 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