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shall_v all_o be_v perfect_o heal_v when_o the_o barren_a parch_a ground_n shall_v abound_v with_o that_o water_n which_o it_o thirst_v after_o and_o grow_v so_o heartless_a and_o barren_a for_o want_n of_o ezek._n 17._o verse_n 22_o 23_o 24._o thus_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n i_o will_v also_o take_v of_o the_o high_a branch_n of_o the_o high_a cedar_n and_o will_v set_v it_o i_o will_v crop_v off_o from_o the_o top_n of_o his_o young_a twig_n a_o tender_a one_o and_o will_v plant_v it_o upon_o a_o high_a mountain_n and_o eminent_a in_o the_o mountain_n of_o the_o height_n of_o israel_n will_v i_o plant_v it_o and_o it_o shall_v bring_v forth_o bough_n and_o bear_v fruit_n and_o be_v a_o goodly_a cedar_n and_o under_o it_o shall_v dwell_v all_o fowl_n of_o every_o wing_n in_o the_o shadow_n of_o the_o branch_n thereof_o shall_v they_o dwell_v and_o all_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o field_n shall_v know_v that_o i_o the_o lord_n have_v bring_v down_o the_o high_a tree_n have_v exalt_v the_o 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