1And the word of the Lord hit me up, saying,

2Yo, son of man, drop a riddle and flex a parable for the squad of Israel;

3And say, "The Lord God says: A dope eagle with huge wings, long and all feathery, came through Lebanon, snagged the top branch of the cedar tree."

4He snipped off the top of his young twigs and took it to a busy place; he set it up in a city full of merchants.

5He also grabbed some seeds from the land and planted them in a lit field; he put it by big waters, like a willow tree.

6And it grew, became a chill vine, low-key spreading out, with branches pointing to him, roots chilling beneath: so it was a vine that produced branches and shot out sprigs.

7Then there was another sick eagle with big wings and loads of feathers: and this vine bent its roots toward him, shooting out branches so he could water it, no cap.

8It was planted in solid soil by great waters, ready to pop off with branches and bear fruit, looking like a solid vine.

9Say this: "The Lord God says; Will it thrive? Will he not pull up its roots and cut off its fruit so it withers? It will totally wither, all the leaves gone, even without a big crew to pull it up."

10Yeah, for real, being planted, will it thrive? It’ll straight up wither when the east wind hits it; it’ll wither in the furrows where it grew.

11Plus, the word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

12Tell the rebellious crew, "Don’t you get what this means? Check it, the king of Babylon rolled up to Jerusalem, snatched the king and his crew, and took them to Babylon;

13And he took some of the king’s seed, made a deal with him, and swore an oath: he also took the strong ones from the land.

14So the kingdom might stay low-key, not hype itself up, but by keeping his promise, it might stand.

15But he went rogue, sending his peeps to Egypt for horses and a big crew. Will he thrive? Can he escape doing such sus stuff? Or will he break the deal and get wrecked?

16As I live, says the Lord God, for sure in the spot where the king who made him king hangs out, he’ll die, ‘cause he dissed the oath and broke the deal, even right there in Babylon.

17And Pharaoh with his squad and big army won’t save him in the war, building up defenses to take out a bunch of people:

18Since he dissed the oath by breaking the deal, when he gave his hand and did all this, he won’t escape.

19So the Lord God says; as I live, my oath he dissed, my deal he broke, it’s gonna come back on his own head.

20I’ll set my trap for him, he’ll get caught in my snare, and I’ll bring him to Babylon to deal with him for his mess against me.

21And all his runaways with their squads will fall by the sword, and those who stay will be scattered in all directions: and you’ll know that I, the Lord, have said it.

22The Lord God says; I’ll take the highest branch of the tall cedar and set it up; I’ll snip off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and plant it on a high and dope mountain.

23On the height of Israel’s mountain, I’ll plant it: it’ll produce boughs, bear fruit, and be a solid cedar: and every bird will chill under it; in the shade of its branches, they’ll hang out.

24And all the trees in the field will know that I, the Lord, brought down the high tree, lifted the low tree, dried up the green tree, and made the dry tree thrive: I, the Lord, have said it and done it.

1And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

3And say, Thus saith the Lord God; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:

4He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.

5He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.

6And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

7There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.

8It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.

9Say thou, Thus saith the Lord God; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.

10Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.

11Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

12Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;

13And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:

14That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.

15But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?

16As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

17Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:

18Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

19Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.

20And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.

21And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the Lord have spoken it.

22Thus saith the Lord God; I will also take of the highest branch of the high cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant it upon an high mountain and eminent:

23In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.

24And all the trees of the field shall know that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the Lord have spoken and have done it.