2. "Son of man, speak to Pharaoh Hophra, the king of Egypt. Also speak to his huge army. Tell him, " 'Who can be compared with your majesty?
3. Think about what happened to Assyria. Once it was like a cedar tree in Lebanon. It had beautiful branches that provided shade for the forest. It grew very high. Its top was above all of the leaves.
4. The waters fed it. Deep springs made it grow tall. Their streams flowed all around its base. They made their way to all of the trees in the fields.
5. So it grew higher than any other tree in the fields. It grew more limbs. Its branches grew long. They spread because they had plenty of water.
6. All of the birds of the air made their nests in its limbs. All of the wild animals had their babies under its branches. All of the great nations lived in its shade.
7. Its spreading branches made it majestic and beautiful. Its roots went down deep to where there was plenty of water.
8. The cedar trees in my garden were no match for it. The pine trees could not equal its limbs. The plane trees could not compare with its branches. No tree in my garden could match its beauty.
9. I gave it many branches. They made it beautiful. All of the trees in my Garden of Eden were jealous of it.' "
10. So the Lord and King says, "The cedar tree grew very high. Its top was above all of the leaves. It was proud of how tall it was.