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58 Now then, tell me: Under what tree did you catch them being intimate with each other?’ He answered, ‘Under an evergreen oak.’[a] 59 Daniel said to him, ‘Very well! This lie has cost you also your head, for the angel of God is waiting with his sword to split[b] you in two, so as to destroy you both.’

60 Then the whole assembly raised a great shout and blessed God, who saves those who hope in him.

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Footnotes

  1. Susanna 1:58 The Greek words for evergreen oak and split are similar, thus forming an ironic wordplay
  2. Susanna 1:59 The Greek words for evergreen oak and split are similar, thus forming an ironic wordplay

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