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.