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The waters nourished it, the deep made it to grow: the rivers of it ran round about its plantation; and it sent out its channels to all the trees of the field.
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The "Waters" of Worldly Power
Commentators unanimously interpret the "waters" and "deep" not as literal bodies of water, but as powerful metaphors. They represent the immense resources—be it wealth from trade, the might of conquered peoples, or general economic prosperity—that fueled the Assyrian empire's astonishing growth and influence.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Fifth prophecy against Egypt: a warning to Pharaoh from the fate of the Assyrians.
The Assyrian empire, after being supreme in Asia for four …
19th Century
Anglican
His plants. —Should rather be, his plantation.
Sent out her little rivers.— The thought is that th…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The waters made him great
The waters of the river Tigris, near to which stood the city of Nineveh, the metropolis …
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