And they will springup amongthe grassLike poplarsby streamsof water.'
"The lotusplantscoverhim with shade;The willowsof the brooksurroundhim.
"You will knowalso that your descendantswill be many,And your offspringas the grassof the earth.
He will be like a tree[firmly] plantedby streamsof water,Whichyieldsits fruitin its seasonAnd its leafdoes not wither;And in whateverhe does,he prospers.
"Your descendantswould have beenlike the sand,And your offspringlike its grains;Their namewould neverbe cutoffor destroyedfrom My presence."
"And the LORDwill continuallyguideyou, And satisfyyour desirein scorchedplaces,And givestrengthto your bones;And you will be like a wateredgarden,And like a springof waterwhosewatersdo not fail.
For as the earthbringsforthits sprouts,And as a gardencauses the thingssownin it to springup, Sothe LordGODwill cause righteousnessand praiseTo springup beforeallthe nations.
"He also tooksomeof the seedof the landand plantedit in fertilesoil.He placed[it] besideabundantwaters;he setit [like] a willow.
Now on the firstdayyou shall takefor yourselves the foliageof beautifultrees,palmbranchesand boughsof leafytreesand willowsof the brook,and you shall rejoicebeforethe LORDyour Godfor sevendays.
But manyof thosewho had heardthe messagebelieved;and the numberof the mencameto be aboutfivethousand.
And all the morebelieversin the Lord,multitudesof menand women,were constantly addedto [their number],
