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“Son of Man, tell this to Pharaoh, king of Egypt and his gangs:

‘Who do you think you are?
    What makes you so great?
Think about Assyria,[a]
    that cedar of Lebanon,
beautiful with its branches,
    like a shady forest,
with an awesome height,
    its summit touches the clouds.
Abundant water made it great,
    Subterranean rivers made it grow.
Rivers surrounded the area where it had been planted,
    and water channels nourished all the trees in the fields.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 31:3 Lit. Asshur