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.
5. And he took from the seed of the land and placed it in the ground for seed, so that it might take firm root above many waters; he placed it at the surface.
6. And when it had germinated, it increased into a more extensive vine, low in height, with its branches facing toward itself. And its roots were underneath it. And so, it became a vine, and sprouted branches, and produced shoots.
7. And there was another large eagle, with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine seemed to bend its roots towards him, extending its branches toward him, so that he might irrigate it from the garden of its germination.
8. It had been planted in a good land, above many waters, so that it would produce branches and bear fruit, so that it would become a large vine.