5 Therefore it grew taller than all the trees of the field;its boughs grew large and its branches grew long,because of the plentiful water in its shoots.
6 All the birds of the sky nested in its boughs;under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth,in its shade all the great nations lived.
7 It was beautiful in its loftiness, in the length of its branches;for its roots went down deep to plentiful waters.
8 The cedars in the garden of God could not eclipse it,nor could the fir trees match its boughs;the plane trees were as nothing compared to its branches;no tree in the garden of God could rival its beauty.
9 I made it beautiful with its many branches;all the trees of Eden, in the garden of God, envied it.
10 “‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Because it was tall in stature, and its top reached into the clouds, and it was proud of its height,
11 I gave it over to the leader of the nations. He has judged it thoroughly, as its sinfulness deserves. I have thrown it out.