Bible Cross References
The trees
2 Kings 14:9
And Joash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son for a wife; and the wild beasts of the field that were in Lebanon passed by and trod down the thistle.
Ezekiel 17:3-10
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and you shall say, Thus says the Lord: A great eagle with large wings, spreading them out very far, with many claws, which has the design of entering into Lebanon- and he took the choice [branches] of the cedar;
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he cropped off the ends of the tender twigs, and brought them into the land of Canaan; he laid them up in a walled city.
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And he took of the seed of the land, and sowed it in a field planted by much water; he set it in a conspicuous place.
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And it sprang up, and became a weak and little vine, so that its branches appeared [on] it, and its roots were under it: and it became a vine, and put forth shoots, and sent forth its tendrils.
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And there was another great eagle, with great wings and many claws. And behold, this vine bent itself round toward him, and its roots [were turned] towards him, and it sent forth its branches towards him, that [he] might water it together with the growth of its plantation.
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It thrives in a fair field by much water, to produce shoots and bear fruit, that it might become a great vine.
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Therefore say, Thus says the Lord: Shall it prosper? Shall not the roots of its tender stem and its fruit be blighted? Yea, all its early shoots shall be dried up, and [that] not by a mighty arm, nor by many people, to tear it up from its roots.
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And behold, it thrives; shall it prosper? Shall it not wither as soon as the east wind touches it? It shall be withered together with the growth of its shoots.
Daniel 4:10-18
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I had a vision upon my bed; and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and its height was great.
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The tree grew large and strong, and its height reached to the sky, and its extent to the extremity of the whole earth;
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its leaves were fair, and its fruit abundant, and in it was food for all; and under it the wild beasts of the field took shelter, and the birds of the sky lodged in the branches of it, and all flesh was fed by it.
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I beheld in the night vision upon my bed, and behold, a watcher and a holy one came down from heaven and cried aloud, and thus he said,
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Cut down the tree, and pluck off its branches, and shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit- let the wild beasts be removed from under it, and the birds from its branches.
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Only leave the stump of its roots in the earth, and [bind it] with an iron and brass band; and it shall lie in the outer grass, and in the dew of heaven, and its portion [shall be] with the wild beasts in the grass of the field.
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His heart shall be changed from that of a man, and the heart of a wild beast shall be given to him; and seven times shall pass over him.
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The matter is by the decree of the watcher, and the demand is a word of the holy ones; that the living may known that the Lord is Most High [over] the kingdom of men, and He will give it to whomever He will, and sets it over the lowest of men.
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This is the vision which I, King Nebuchadnezzar saw. Now you, Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation, for none of the wise men of my kingdom are able to show me its interpretation- but you, Daniel, are able, for the Holy Spirit of God is in you.
Reign
Judges 8:22
And the men of Israel said to Gideon, Rule, my lord, over us, both you and your son, and your son's son; for you have saved us out of the hand of Midian.
Judges 8:23
And Gideon said to them, I will not rule, and my son shall not rule among you; [but] the Lord shall rule over you.