Ezekiel 17:7-9

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁷ There was another great eagle
    with great wings and much plumage.
And see! This vine stretched out
    its roots toward him;
it shot out its branches toward him
    from the bed where it was planted
    so that he might water it.^(A)
8 It had been transplanted
    to good soil by abundant waters,
so that it might produce branches
    and bear fruit
    and become a noble vine.

Will it prosper?
Will he not pull up its roots,
    cause its fruit to rot^[a] and wither,
    its fresh sprouting leaves to fade?
No strong arm or mighty army will be needed
    to pull it from its roots.