"It is likea mustardseed,whicha mantookand threwinto his owngarden;and it grewand becamea tree,and THE BIRDSOF THE AIRNESTEDIN ITS BRANCHES."
"A gardenlockedis my sister,[my] bride,A rockgardenlocked,a springsealedup.
"Awake,O north[wind], And come,[wind of] the south;Make my gardenbreatheout [fragrance], Let its spicesbe waftedabroad. May my belovedcomeinto his gardenAnd eatits choicefruits!"
"My belovedhas gonedownto his garden,To the bedsof balsam,To pasture[his flock] in the gardensAnd gatherlilies.
"O you who sitin the gardens,[My] companionsare listeningfor your voice--Let me hearit!"
Whohas believedour message?And to whomhas the armof the LORDbeen revealed?
But the LORDwas pleasedTo crushHim, putting[Him] to grief;IfHe would renderHimself[as] a guiltoffering,He will see[His] offspring,He will prolong[His] days,And the goodpleasureof the LORDwill prosperin His hand.
"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.
Therewill be noendto the increaseof [His] governmentor of peace,On the throneof Davidand overhis kingdom,To establishit and to upholdit with justiceand righteousnessFrom thenon and forevermore.The zealof the LORDof hostswill accomplishthis.
"They will comeand shoutfor joyon the heightof Zion,And they will be radiantoverthe bountyof the LORD--Overthe grainand the newwineand the oil,And overthe youngof the flockand the herd;And their lifewill be like a wateredgarden,And they will neverlanguishagain.
Allthe birdsof the heavensnestedin its boughs,And underits branchesallthe beastsof the fieldgavebirth,And allgreatnationslivedunder its shade.
Its foliage[was] beautifuland its fruitabundant,And in it [was] foodfor all.The beastsof the fieldfoundshadeunderit, And the birdsof the skydweltin its branches,And alllivingcreaturesfedthemselves from it.
and whose foliage[was] beautifuland its fruitabundant,and in which [was] foodfor all,underwhich the beastsof the fielddweltand in whose branchesthe birdsof the skylodged--
"Manynationswill jointhemselves to the LORDin that dayand will becomeMy people.Then I will dwellin your midst,and you will knowthat the LORDof hostshas sentMe to you.
And He saidto them, "Becauseof the littleness of your faith;for trulyI sayto you, ifyou havefaiththe sizeof a mustardseed,you will sayto thismountain,'Movefrom hereto there,'and it will move;and nothingwill be impossibleto you.
And He said,"Howshall we picturethe kingdomof God,orby whatparableshall we presentit?
And the Lordsaid,"Ifyou hadfaithlikea mustardseed,you would sayto thismulberry tree,'Be uprootedand be plantedin the sea;and it would obeyyou.
So then,thosewho had receivedhis wordwere baptized;and that daythere were addedaboutthree thousandsouls.
And when they heardit they [began] glorifyingGod;and they saidto him, "You see,brother,how manythousandsthere are amongthe Jewsof thosewho have believed,and they are allzealousfor the Law;
But manyof thosewho had heardthe messagebelieved;and the numberof the mencameto be aboutfivethousand.
in the powerof signsand wonders,in the powerof the Spirit;sothat from Jerusalemand round aboutas faras IllyricumI have fully preachedthe gospelof Christ.
Thenthe seventhangelsounded;and there were loudvoicesin heaven,saying,"The kingdomof the worldhas become[the kingdom] of our Lordand of His Christ;and He will reignforeverand ever."
