1. Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,
2. “Son of man, I have a story with a hidden meaning for you to tell the family of Israel.
3. Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: “‘A large eagle with big wings came to Lebanon. He had feathers covered with spots.
4. He broke the top out of that big cedar tree and brought it to Canaan. He set the branch down in a city of merchants.