It sprouted and became a vine, spreading low to the ground; ¹  its branches turning toward him, ²  its roots were under itself. ³  So it became a vine; it produced shoots and sent out branches.

“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘I will take a sprig ¹  from the lofty top of the cedar and plant it. ²  I will pluck from the top one of its tender twigs; I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.

The time is coming when Jacob will take root; ¹  Israel will blossom and grow branches. The produce ²  will fill the surface of the world. ³ 

Therefore it grew taller than all the trees of the field; its boughs grew large and its branches grew long, because of the plentiful water in its shoots. ¹ 

The Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men in their combined armies, warriors who carried shields and swords, were equipped with bows, and were trained for war. ¹ 

He sprouted up like a twig before God, ¹  like a root out of parched soil; ²  he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention, ³  no special appearance that we should want to follow him. ⁴ 

A fire has gone out from its branch; it has consumed its shoot and its fruit. ¹  No strong branch was left in it, nor a scepter to rule.’ This is a lament song, and has become a lament song.”

When ¹  the plants sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.

I planted you in the land like a special vine of the very best stock. Why in the world have you turned into something like a wild vine that produces rotten, foul-smelling grapes? ¹ 

He made the middle bar to reach from end to end in the center of the frames.

Can you fill its hide with harpoons or its head with fishing spears?

If a person ¹  does not repent, God sharpens his sword ²  and prepares to shoot his bow. ³ 

He prepares to use deadly weapons against him; ¹  he gets ready to shoot flaming arrows. ² 

He shot his ¹  arrows and scattered them, ²  many lightning bolts ³  and routed them. ⁴ 

For you make them retreat ¹  when you shoot your arrows at them. ² 

The Lord frustrates ¹  the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans ²  of the peoples.

Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow, ¹  so is the one who testifies against ²  his neighbor as a false witness. ³ 

So the Lord cut off Israel’s head and tail, both the shoots and stalk ¹  in one day.

Egypt will not be able to do a thing, head or tail, shoots and stalk. ¹ 

When they sprout leaves, you see ¹  for yourselves and know that summer is now near.