Ezekiel 31:3-14

3Look atH2009 AssyriaH804, a cedarH730 in LebanonH3844, with beautifulH3303 branchesH6057 that shadedH6751 the forestH2793. It toweredH1364 on highH6967; its topH6788 wasH1961 amongH996 the cloudsH5688.4The watersH4325 made it growH1431; the deep springsH8415 made it tallH7311, directingH1980 their streamsH5104 all aroundH5439 its baseH4302 and sendingH7971 their channelsH8585 toH413 allH3605 the treesH6086 of the fieldH7704.

10ThereforeH3651 this is whatH3541 the LordH136 GODH3069 saysH559: ‘SinceH3282 it became greatH13613 in heightH6967 and setH5414 its topH6788H413 amongH996 the cloudsH5688,4 and it grew proudH7311H3824 on account of its heightH1363, 11I delivered itH5414 into the handH3027 of the rulerH352 of the nationsH1471, for himH6213 to dealH6213 with it according to its wickednessH7562. I have banished itH1644.

12ForeignersH2114, the most ruthlessH6184 of the nationsH1471, cut it downH3772 and left itH5203. Its branchesH1808 have fallenH5307 onH413 the mountainsH2022 and in everyH3605 valleyH1516; its boughsH6288 lay brokenH7665 in allH3605 the earth’sH776 ravinesH650. And allH3605 the peoplesH5971 of the earthH776 leftH3381 its shadeH6738 and abandoned itH5203.

13AllH3605 the birdsH5775 of the airH8064 nestedH7931 onH5921 its fallen trunkH4658, and allH3605 the beastsH2416 of the fieldH7704 livedH1961 amongH413 its boughsH6288. 14This happened so thatH4616 noH3808 otherH3605 treesH6086 by the watersH4325 would become greatH1361 in heightH6967 andH3808 setH5414 their topsH6788 amongH996 the cloudsH5688, and no otherH3808 well-wateredH8354H4325 treesH352 would reach themH5975 in heightH1363H3605. ForH3588 they have allH3605 been consignedH5414 to deathH4194, toH413 the depthsH8482 of the earthH776, amongH8432 the mortalsH1121H120H413 who descendH3381 to the PitH953.’