Ezekiel 17:2-10

2SonH1121 of manH120, put forth a riddleH2420, and speak a parableH4912 unto the houseH1004 of IsraelH3478,

3and sayH559, ThusH3541 saith the LordH136 Jehovah: A greatH1419 eagleH5404 with greatH1419 wingsH3671, long-pinioned, fullH4392 of feathers, which was of divers colours, cameH935 unto LebanonH3844, and tookH3947 the highest branch of the cedarH730.

4He cropped off the topH7218 of its young shoots, and carried it into a merchants' landH776; he setH7760 it in a cityH5892 of tradersH7402.

5And he tookH3947 of the seedH2233 of the landH776, and planted it in a fruitful fieldH7704; he placed it by greatH7227 watersH4325, he setH7760 it as a willow tree.

6And it grew, and becameH1961 a spreading vineH1612 of lowH8217 statureH6967, so that its branchesH1808 should turnH6437 toward him, and the rootsH8328 thereof beH1961 under him; and it becameH1961 a vineH1612, and brought forthH7971 branchesH1808, and shot forthH7971 sprigs.

7And there wasH1961 another greatH1419 eagleH5404 with greatH1419 wingsH3671 and manyH7227 feathers; and behold, from the bedsH6170 of her plantation, this vineH1612 did bend her rootsH8328 unto him, and shot forthH7971 her branchesH1808 toward him, that he might waterH8248 it.

8It wasH1961 plantedH8362 in a goodH2896 fieldH7704 by manyH7227 watersH4325, that it might bring forth branchesH6057 and bearH5375 fruitH6529, that it might beH1961 a noble vineH1612.

9SayH559, ThusH3541 saith the LordH136 Jehovah: Shall it prosperH6743? Shall he not pullH5423 up its rootsH8328, and cut off its fruitH6529, that it may witherH3001? All its fresh sprouting leaves shall witherH3001, even without a greatH1419 armH2220 and manyH7227 peopleH5971 to pluck it up by its rootsH8328.

10And behold, being plantedH8362, shall it prosperH6743? shall it not utterly witherH3001 when the eastH6921 windH7307 toucheth it? It shall witherH3001 in the bedsH6170 where it grew.