Ezekiel 17:23
and I will hang it on a lofty mountain of Israel: yea, I will plant it, and it shall put forth shoots, and shall bear fruit, and it shall be a great cedar: and every bird shall rest beneath it, even every fowl shall rest under its shadow: its branches shall be restored.
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Isaiah 11:6And the wolf shall feed with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the young calf and bull and lion shall feed together; and a little child shall lead them.
Isaiah 49:18Lift up thine eyes round about, and look on them all; behold, they are gathered together, and are come to thee. As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt clothe thyself with them all as with an ornament, and put them on as a bride her attire.
Ezekiel 20:40For upon my holy mountain, on the high mountain, saith the Lord, even the Lord, there shall all the house of Israel serve me forever: and there will I accept you, and there will I have respect to your firstfruits, and the firstfruits of your offerings, in all your holy things.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 17:23-24
Promises of Mercy. ( b. c. 593.) 22 Thus saith the Lord God ; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon a high mountain and eminent: 23 In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell. 24 And all the trees of the… Read the whole commentary →