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agreeable_a to_o the_o soil_n wherein_o they_o be_v to_o be_v plant_v that_o they_o agree_v with_o the_o soil_n &_o the_o soil_n with_o they_o they_o may_v always_o flourish_v therein_o now_o the_o soil_n wherein_o they_o be_v to_o be_v plant_v be_v judea_n and_o no_o other_o tree_n be_v to_o be_v plant_v in_o that_o soil_n to_o wit_n judea_n then_o holy_a and_o righteous_a tree_n neither_o be_v it_o seemly_a that_o there_o shall_v for_o judea_n be_v the_o holy_a land_n as_o jerusalem_n be_v the_o holy_a city_n matth._n 4.5_o &_o 27.53_o and_o it_o be_v not_o meet_v to_o plant_v any_o other_o tree_n or_o plant_n in_o the_o holy_a land_n then_o such_o as_o be_v holy_a and_o righteous_a for_o man_n will_v not_o set_v nettle_n or_o plant_v briar_n and_o thorn_n in_o a_o choice_n vineyard_n or_o orchard_n second_o the_o tree_n which_o be_v to_o be_v plant_v in_o judea_n be_v to_o be_v plant_v by_o the_o lord_n who_o be_v holy_a and_o righteous_a and_o will_v the_o lord_n plant_v any_o 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lord_n i._o e._n plant_n plant_v of_o the_o lord_n plant_v be_v put_v here_o for_o plant_n or_o tree_n plant_v per_fw-la metonymiam_fw-la adjuncti_fw-la and_o this_o be_v a_o repetition_n of_o the_o former_a word_n that_o he_o may_v be_v glorify_v that_o be_v that_o he_o may_v receive_v honour_n and_o praise_n and_o glory_n by_o this_o his_o plant_n of_o they_o in_o their_o own_o land_n and_o make_v they_o thus_o to_o flourish_v 4._o and_o they_o shall_v build_v the_o old_a waste_n i._o e._n and_o they_o which_o be_v now_o captive_n and_o mourn_v in_o babylon_n shall_v build_v up_o those_o city_n and_o town_n which_o the_o assyrian_n and_o the_o babylonian_n and_o other_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o jew_n have_v lay_v waste_n in_o judea_n they_o shall_v raise_v up_o the_o former_a desolation_n i._n e._n they_o shall_v build_v up_o those_o place_n which_o the_o assyrian_n and_o the_o babylonian_n and_o other_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o jew_n pull_v down_o and_o make_v desolate_a in_o 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captain_n etc._n etc._n q._n d._n if_o thou_o have_v not_o rider_n sufficient_a to_o set_v upon_o two_o thousand_o horse_n how_o can_v thou_o be_v able_a to_o put_v to_o flight_v one_o of_o the_o least_o of_o those_o captain_n which_o serve_v my_o master_n in_o his_o war_n that_o i_o may_v not_o say_v my_o master_n whole_a army_n supple_a with_o thy_o own_o force_n or_o strength_n how_o will_v thou_o turn_v away_o the_o face_n i._o e._n how_o will_v thou_o put_v to_o flight_n for_o to_o turn_v a_o man_n face_n away_o signify_v to_o put_v a_o man_n to_o flight_n and_o make_v he_o to_o turn_v his_o back_n one_o captain_n of_o the_o least_o of_o my_o master_n servant_n i._o e._n one_o captain_n which_o be_v count_v among_o the_o least_o of_o those_o captain_n which_o be_v servant_n to_o my_o master_n the_o captain_n which_o he_o here_o speak_v of_o be_v the_o governor_n and_o prince_n of_o those_o province_n which_o be_v under_o sennacherib_n dominion_n which_o be_v many_o these_o 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then_o will_v thou_o put_v thy_o trust_n on_o egypt_n for_o charet_n and_o for_o horseman_n here_o be_v a_o brachylogy_n or_o compendiousness_n of_o speech_n use_v by_o reason_n of_o which_o we_o be_v leave_v to_o repeat_v those_o word_n here_o which_o be_v use_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o verse_n how_o then_o will_v thou_o etc._n etc._n note_v that_o these_o word_n be_v a_o inference_n draw_v from_o what_o he_o say_v concern_v the_o egyptian_n in_o the_o six_o verse_n as_o the_o word_n immediate_o go_v before_o be_v a_o inference_n draw_v from_o what_o he_o say_v concern_v the_o smallness_n of_o hezekiahs_n force_n in_o the_o eight_o verse_n for_o here_o rabshakeh_n make_v a_o application_n of_o what_o he_o say_v and_o infer_v from_o thence_o that_o which_o be_v for_o his_o purpose_n against_o that_o which_o hezekiah_n may_v rely_v upon_o 10._o and_o be_o i_o now_o come_v up_o without_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n rabshakeh_o shall_v here_o have_v apply_v what_o he_o say_v in_o the_o seven_o verse_n and_o have_v draw_v this_o or_o the_o like_a inference_n from_o thence_o and_o how_o then_o can_v thou_o say_v we_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n our_o god_n for_o strength_n but_o he_o add_v here_o another_o reason_n first_o why_o they_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n before_o he_o make_v his_o application_n and_o inference_n after_o which_o he_o will_v have_v make_v his_o application_n and_o inference_n as_o before_o have_v he_o not_o be_v interrupt_v by_o eliakim_n and_o shebna_n and_o joah_n and_o have_v he_o not_o be_v transport_v with_o anger_n upon_o his_o interruption_n and_o so_o forget_v it_o the_o sense_n of_o these_o word_n be_v q._n d._n and_o be_o i_o now_o come_v up_o with_o my_o army_n against_o this_o land_n without_o the_o command_n of_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n he_o put_v the_o lord_n for_o the_o command_n of_o the_o lord_n by_o a_o metonymy_n rabshakeh_fw-it lie_v egregious_o here_o when_o he_o say_v he_o come_v not_o up_o 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