¹⁵ And the bramble said to the trees,
‘If in truth you anoint me as king over you,
Then come and take shelter in my ^(A)shade;
But if not, ^(B)let fire come out of the bramble
And devour the ^(C)cedars of Lebanon!’

^2 (A)Who walk to go down to Egypt,
And ^(B)have not asked My advice,
To strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh,
And to trust in the shadow of Egypt!

^7 (A)Those who dwell under his shadow shall return;
They shall be revived like grain,
And ^[a]grow like a vine.
Their ^[b]scent shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

¹³ Upon all ^(A)the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up,
And upon all the oaks of Bashan;

¹² Its leaves were lovely,
Its fruit abundant,
And in it was food for all.
^(A)The beasts of the field found shade under it,
The birds of the heavens dwelt in its branches,
And all flesh was fed from it.

^14 (A)Fire has come out from a rod of her branches
And devoured her fruit,
So that she has no strong branch—a scepter for ruling.’ ”

²⁴ By your servants you have reproached the Lord,
And said, ‘By the multitude of my chariots
I have come up to the height of the mountains,
To the limits of Lebanon;
I will cut down its tall cedars
And its choice cypress trees;
I will enter its farthest height,
To its fruitful forest.

¹⁶ The trees of the Lord are full of sap,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,