6. All the birds in the sky made nests in its branches;all the beasts of the field gave birth under its boughs,and in its shade, every great nation lived.
7. It became beautiful in its greatness and in its lush foliage,because it took root in plentiful water.
8. No cedar was its equal in God’s garden.The fir trees didn’t have anything like its branches,and the plane trees had nothing like its boughs.None of the trees in God’s garden could compare to it in its beauty.
9. As for its beauty—I made it so, with its abundant foliage.All the trees of Eden envied it,all that were in God’s garden.
10. So now the Lord God proclaims:Consider the fate of those who tower high!When it allowed its branches to reach up among the clouds,it became arrogant.
11. So I handed it overto the most powerful nation,who continually acted treacherously against it.I banished it!