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# the rod that struck you is broken
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"the king that sent his army against you is dead" or "the army that attacked you is defeated"
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# For out of the serpent's root will grow an adder ... his offspring will be a fiery flying serpent
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These two phrases are both the image of a serpent's offspring being even more harmful than the serpent. They represent a king's successor being more powerful and cruel than the first king.
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# an adder
a kind of poisonous snake
# a fiery flying serpent
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"a quickly moving poisonous snake"
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