Howl: Isaiah 2:12-17, Isaiah 10:33-34; Ezekiel 31:2-3, Ezekiel 31:17; Amos 6:1; Nahum 3:8-19; Luke 23:31
mighty: or, gallants
for: Isaiah 32:15-19; Ezekiel 20:46
forest of the vintage: or, defenced forest
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Zechariah 11:2
Zechariah 11:2
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