It sent out its branches to the sea, Its shoots to the River.
Parallel translations
- KJV She sent out her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
- BSB It sent out its branches to the Sea, and its shoots toward 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 72:8He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.
- 1 Kgs 4:21Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River to the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt. They brought tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.
- Exod 23:31I will set your border from the Red Sea even to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you shall drive them out before you.
- 1 Chr 18:3David defeated Hadadezer king of Zobah to Hamath, as he went to establish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
- 1 Kgs 4:24For he had dominion over all on this side the River, from Tiphsah even to Gaza, over all the kings on this side the River: and he had peace on all sides around him.
- Gen 15:18In that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I have given this land to your offspring, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:
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