Midrasz do Ezechiela 17:14
לִֽהְיוֹת֙ מַמְלָכָ֣ה שְׁפָלָ֔ה לְבִלְתִּ֖י הִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א לִשְׁמֹ֥ר אֶת־בְּרִית֖וֹ לְעָמְדָֽהּ׃
Aby było królestwem uniżoném, aby się dumnie nie wynosiło, aby strzegło umowy z nim, aby się ostać mogło.
Midrash Tanchuma Buber
Another interpretation (of Ezek. 17:14): THEN ALL THE TREES OF THE FIELD SHALL KNOW < THAT I THE LORD >. < The verse > speaks about Abraham. (Ibid., cont.:) < THAT I THE LORD > HAVE BROUGHT DOWN THE LOFTY TREE. This is Pharaoh. (Ibid., cont.:) HAVE EXALTED THE LOWLY TREE. This is Abraham. (Ibid., cont.:) HAVE DRIED UP THE GREEN TREE. This is Abimelech. (Ibid., cont.:) HAVE MADE THE WITHERED TREE BUD. This is Sarah. (Ibid., cont.:) I THE LORD HAVE SPOKEN, AND I WILL ACT. Thus it is stated (in Gen. 21:1): THEN THE LORD VISITED SARAH.
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