Ecclesiasticus 24:14
“I was exalted like a palme tree in Engaddi, and as a rose-plant in Iericho, as a faire oliue tree in a pleasant fielde, and grew vp as a planetree by the water.”
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Ecclesiasticus 24:14 Context
12And I tooke roote in an honourable people, euen in the portion of the Lords inheritance. 13I was exalted like a Cedar in Libanus, and as a Cypresse tree vpon the mountaines of Hermon. 14I was exalted like a palme tree in Engaddi, and as a rose-plant in Iericho, as a faire oliue tree in a pleasant fielde, and grew vp as a planetree by the water. 15I gaue a sweete smell like cinamon, and aspalathus, and I yeelded a pleasant odour like the best mirrhe, as Galbanum and Onix, and sweet Storax, and as the sume of franckincense in the Tabernacle. 16As the Turpentine tree, I stretched out my branches, and my branches are the branches of honour and grace.
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I was exalted like a palm tree in En-gaddi, and as a rose plant in Jericho, as a fair olive tree in a pleasant field, and grew up as a plane tree by the water.
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