20. I will spread out a hunter's net and catch him in it. I will take him to Babylonia and punish him there, because he was unfaithful to me.
21. His best soldiers will be killed in battle, and the survivors will be scattered in every direction. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken.”
22. This is what the Sovereign Lord says:“I will take the top of a tall cedarand break off a tender sprout;I will plant it on a high mountain,
23. on Israel's highest mountain.It will grow branches and bear seedand become a magnificent cedar.Birds of every kind will live thereand find shelter in its shade.
24. All the trees in the land will knowthat I am the Lord.I cut down the tall treesand make the small trees grow tall.I wither up the green treesand make the dry trees become green.I, the Lord, have spoken. I will do what I have said I would do.”