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 Then perhaps the house of Israel will repent, sprouting new, righteous young branches, and not die."

So He pruned it, dug around it, and watered it--sending many prophets to both kingdoms. After much time, part of the house of Israel began to grow in truth, but the main branches at the top of the tree (their kings) began to die spiritually (by worshipping idols).

Seeing this, the Father of the vineyard said to the Savior, "Losing the entire house of Israel, the whole olive tree, would grieve me.

Therefore, bring in the branches from a wild olive tree (the Assyrian and Babylonian kings). We will pluck out and burn the dying main branches (the apostate kings of