1. On the first day of the third month in the eleventh year, the Lord spoke his word to me. He said,
2. “Son of man, say to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and his many people,‘Was there ever anyone as great as you?
3. What about Assyria?It was a cedar in Lebanonwith fine branches that shaded the forest.It was very tall.Its top was among the clouds.
4. Water made the tree grow,and underground springs made it tall.Rivers flowed around the place where the tree was planted.Streams ran beside all the other trees around it.
5. That is why it grew taller than all the other trees in the field.Its branches became large and long because of so much water.
6. All the birds made their nests in its branches.All the wild animals gave birth to their young under it.All the powerful nations lived in its shade.
7. So the tree was big and beautiful with its long branches.Its roots reached down to many sources of water.