Yechezkel 17:1-10 יחזקאל י״ז:א׳-י׳

And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

Son of man, propound a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Yisra᾽el;

and say, Thus says the Lord God; A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, rich in plumage of many colours, came to the Levanon, and took the top of the cedar:

he broke off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it into a land of trade; he set it in a city of merchants.

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 like a willow tree.

And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose tendrils turned towards him, and the roots of which were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and sent out sprigs.

But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots towards him, and send out her tendrils towards him, from its plantations, that he might water it.

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

Say thou, Thus says the Lord God; Shall it prosper? shall he not pull up its roots, and cut off its fruit, that it wither? it shall wither in all its sprouting leaves; it will not need great power or many people to pluck it up by its roots.

Yea, behold, planted though it is, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind touches it? it shall wither in the plantations where it grew.