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单词 rod of jesse
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rod of Jesse
b. figurative. In biblical uses and contexts: an offshoot, a scion; (also) †a tribe (obsolete). Frequently in rod of Jesse (and variants): Jesus, or the Virgin Mary, as a descendant of Jesse, considered by Christians as fulfilling the prophecy of Isaiah 11:1; cf. Jesse n.1 and quot. 1535. Cf. branch n. 5, stem n.1 3.With the sense ‘tribe’ cf. Numbers 17:2-9, in which the twelve tribes of Israel are symbolized by rods or staffs.
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1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. cclvv/2 The vyrgyne that chylded mounted vnto heuen, the lytel rodde of Iesse.
a1500 in F. J. Furnivall Polit., Relig., & Love Poems (1903) 112 (MED) Thou art parfyte rodde of Iesse.
1535 Bible (Coverdale) Isa. xi. A After this there shal come a rod forth of ye Kynrede of Iesse, and a blossome out of his rote.
1611 Bible (King James) Psalms lxxiv. 2 Remember..the rod [margin Or, tribe] of thine inheritance which thou hast redeemed. View more context for this quotation
1645 G. Gillespie Serm. preached before House of Lords 3 It is said of Christ, The rod of Jesse, with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
1725 E. Chandler Def. Christianity (ed. 2) ii. 80 Of the same rod of Jesse Esay prophesied, that to him shall the Gentiles seek.
1785 E. Perronet Occas. Verses 22 Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, And crown Him Lord of All.
1840 Baptist Preacher 3 172 Each one of his [sc. Jacob's] sons was considered as a rod, or scion, all of whom were to be transplanted into Canaan, and there to grow and flourish.
c1850 J. M. Neale Hymns Eastern Church (1866) 73 Rod of the Root of Jesse, Thou, Flower of Mary born.
1916 C. L. O'Donnell Dead Musician & Other Poems 99 Jesse's rod hath flowered; Heaven opes before us.
2001 J. Quirate in E. N. C. Zarur & C. M. Lovell Art & Faith in Mexico 81 Saint Jerome's fifth-century commentaries on Isaiah emphasized the Christian view that the Virgin Mary should be read as the rod of Jesse and the flower as our Savior.
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