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In its branches nested
    all the birds of the sky;
Under its boughs all the wild animals
    gave birth,
And in its shade[a] dwelt
    all the mighty nations.(A)
It was magnificent in size
    and in the length of its branches,
For its roots reached down
    to the many waters.
In the garden of God,
    no cedars could rival it,
No juniper could equal its branches,
    no plane tree match its boughs.
No tree in the garden of God
    could match its beauty.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 31:6 Shade: a metaphor for protection (cf. Lam 4:20).