Ezekiel 17:8-10

Complete Jewish Bible

⁸ It had been planted in good soil, near plenty of water, so that it would produce branches, bear fruit and become a noble vine.’

⁹ “Say that Adonai Elohim asks: ‘Will it succeed? Won’t he pull it up by the roots and cut off its fruit; so that it dries up; and all its sprouting leaves wither? There will be no great power and few people there when it is plucked up by the roots. ¹⁰ Will it thrive just because it was planted? Won’t it wither altogether when the east wind strikes it? Yes, it will wither right there in the beds where it was growing.’”