1. In the eleventh year, in the third month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
2. “Son of man, say to Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his hordes:Who are you like in your greatness?
3. Think of Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches and shady foliageand of lofty height.Its top was among the clouds.
4. The waters caused it to grow;the underground springs made it tall,directing their rivers all aroundthe place where the tree was plantedand sending their channelsto all the trees of the field.