Ezekiel 31:2-4

GOD’S WORD Translation

²“Son of man, say to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and his many people,

‘Was there ever anyone as great as you?
³What about Assyria?
It was a cedar in Lebanon
with fine branches that shaded the forest.
It was very tall.
Its top was among the clouds.
⁴Water made the tree grow,
and underground springs made it tall.
Rivers flowed around the place where the tree was planted.
Streams ran beside all the other trees around it.

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