⁵ So the cedar was taller than all the other trees in the countryside. It produced many branches, and its boughs grew long, because of the plentiful water when it sent out shoots.^{[a] 6} All the birds in the sky nested in its boughs. All the wild animals in the countryside gave birth under its branches, and all the mighty nations lived in its shade. ⁷ It was beautiful in its grandeur and in the length of its branches, because its roots reached down to plentiful water.