1. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2. "Son of man, propose an enigma and describe a parable to the house of Israel,
3. and you shall say: Thus says the Lord God: A large eagle, with great wings and elongated pinions, full of feathers with many colors, came to Lebanon. And he took the kernel of the cedar.
4. He tore off the summit of its branches, and he transported it to the land of Canaan; he placed it in a city of merchants.