Then Jacobtookfreshrodsof poplarand almondand planetrees,and peeledwhitestripesin them, exposingthe whitewhich[was] in the rods.
And he put[a distance of] threedays'journeybetweenhimself and Jacob,and Jacobfedthe restof Laban'sflocks.
He setthe rodswhichhe had peeledin frontof the flocksin the gutters,[even] in the wateringtroughs,wherethe flockscameto drink;and they matedwhen they cameto drink.
Furthermore,men are afraidof a highplace and of terrorson the road;the almondtreeblossoms,the grasshopperdragshimself along, and the caperberryis ineffective.For mangoesto his eternalhomewhile mournersgoaboutin the street.
The wordof the LORDcameto me saying,"Whatdo you see,Jeremiah?"And I said,"I seea rodof an almondtree."
The cedarsin God'sgardencould not matchit; The cypressescould not comparewith its boughs,And the planetreescould not match its branches.Notreein God'sgardencould comparewith it in its beauty.
