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the rod that struck you is broken
"the king that sent his army against you is dead" or "the army that attacked you is defeated"
For out of the serpent's root will grow an adder ... his offspring will be a fiery flying serpent
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.
an adder
a kind of poisonous snake
a fiery flying serpent
"a quickly moving poisonous snake"