13 Instead of the thornbush, a cypress will come up,
and instead of the brier, a myrtle will come up;(A)
this will stand as a monument for the Lord,(B)
an everlasting sign that will not be destroyed.

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13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper,
    and instead of briers(A) the myrtle(B) will grow.
This will be for the Lord’s renown,(C)
    for an everlasting sign,
    that will endure forever.”

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17 “Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give some of the hidden manna.[a](A) I will also give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name(B) is inscribed that no one knows except the one who receives it.

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17 Whoever has ears, let them hear(A) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(B) I will give some of the hidden manna.(C) I will also give that person a white stone with a new name(D) written on it, known only to the one who receives it.(E)

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