Ezekiel 17:2-8

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² ‘Son of man, pose a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.^{(A) 3} You are to say, “This is what the Lord God says: A huge eagle with powerful wings,^(B) long feathers, and full plumage of many colours came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.^{(C) 4} He plucked off its topmost shoot, brought it to the land of merchants, and set it in a city of traders. ⁵ Then he took some of the land’s seed and put it in a fertile field;^(D) he set it like a willow,^(E) a plant^[a] by abundant water. ⁶ It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height with its branches turned towards him,^(F) yet its roots stayed under it. So it became a vine, produced branches, and sent out shoots.

⁷ ‘ “But there was another huge eagle with powerful wings and thick plumage. And this vine bent its roots towards him! It stretched out its branches to him from the plot where it was planted,^(G) so that he might water it. ⁸ It had been planted in a good field by abundant water in order to produce branches, bear fruit, and become a splendid vine.”