1. The Lord said:
2. Ezekiel, son of man, tell the people of Israel the following story,
3. so they will understand what I am saying to them:A large eagle with strong wings and beautiful feathers once flew to Lebanon. It broke the top branch off a cedar tree,
4. then carried it to a nation of merchants and left it in one of their cities.
5. The eagle also took seed from Israel and planted it in a fertile field with plenty of water, like a willow tree beside a stream.