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\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

the Child, the Lion and the Lamb<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,<\/strong>
    and a branch shall grow out of his roots.<\/strong>
And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,<\/strong>
    the spirit of wisdom and understandin<\/strong>g.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,<\/strong>
    and the leopard shall lie down with the kid,<\/strong>
and the calf and the lion and the fatling together,<\/strong>
    and a little child shall lead them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain<\/strong>
for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD<\/strong>
as the waters cover the sea.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Isaiah 11:1<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

the Child, the Lion and the Lamb There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse,    and a branch shall grow out of his roots.And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him,    the spirit of wisdom and understanding. 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