Ezekiel 17:7-9

Lexham English Bible

⁷ “‘“And there was another great eagle, great of wings and with abundant plumage, and look! This vine stretched out its roots toward him and extended its branches to him to water it from the garden bed where it was planted.^{[a] 8} It was planted in^[b] a good field by^[c] many waters^[d] to produce branches^[e] and to bear fruit to become^[f] a beautiful vine.”’^{[g] 9} Say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Will it prosper? Will he not tear out its roots, and will he not make its fruit scaly, and it will wither, and all of the freshness of its vegetation will dry up? And to lift it from its roots will not require great strength or many people.^[h]