It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward the River.
Parallel translations
- WEB It sent out its branches to the sea, Its shoots to the River.
- KJV She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
- NKJV She sent out her boughs to the Sea, And her branches to the River.
- NASB It was sending out its branches to the sea And its shoots to the Euphrates River.
- NLT We spread our branches west to the Mediterranean Sea; our shoots spread east to the Euphrates River.
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Quick answer
The vine's branches reached from the Mediterranean Sea to the Euphrates River. It describes the wide extent of Israel's God-given dominion.
Overview
These boundaries echo the land promised to Israel (cf. Gen. 15:18; Ps. 72:8), marking the fullest extent of the nation's reach under God's blessing. The flourishing vine symbolizes the realization of covenant promises. Recalling this height of blessing intensifies the lament over the devastation that has now come.
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- Ps 72:8May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
- 1 Kgs 4:21And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- Exod 23:31And I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines, and from the desert to the Euphrates. For I will deliver the inhabitants into your hand, and you will drive them out before you.
- 1 Chr 18:3As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River.
- 1 Kgs 4:24For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates—over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.
- Gen 15:18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
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