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17 And I broke the jaws of the wicked man;
    from his teeth I forced the prey.
18 I said: “In my own nest I shall grow old;
    I shall multiply years like the phoenix.[a]
19 My root is spread out to the waters;
    the dew rests by night on my branches.

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Footnotes

  1. 29:18 Phoenix: a legendary bird which, after several centuries of life, consumed itself in fire, then rose from its ashes in youthful freshness.

17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
    and snatched the victims(A) from their teeth.(B)

18 “I thought, ‘I will die in my own house,
    my days as numerous as the grains of sand.(C)
19 My roots will reach to the water,(D)
    and the dew will lie all night on my branches.(E)

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