1	And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying# ,
			2	Son of man, put forth# a riddle, and speak# a parable unto the house of Israel;
			3	And 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: [divers...: Heb. embroidering]
			4	He cropped off# the top of his young twigs, and carried# it into a land of traffick; he set# it in a city of merchants# .
			5	He 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. [planted...: Heb. put it in a field of seed]
			6	And 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.
			7	There 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.
			8	It 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. [soil: Heb. field]
			9	Say# 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.
			10	Yea, 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.
			11	Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying# ,
			12	Say# 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;
			13	And 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: [taken an...: Heb. brought him to an oath]
			14	That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up# , but that by keeping# of his covenant it might stand# . [but...: Heb. to keep his covenant, to stand to it]
			15	But 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# ?
			16	As 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# .
			17	Neither 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:
			18	Seeing 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# .
			19	Therefore 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.
			20	And 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.
			21	And 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 .
			22	Thus 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# :
			23	In 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# .
			24	And 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 .