Ezekiel 17:8-10

New Catholic Bible

⁸ In a fertile field by abundant waters,
    it was planted so that it might branch forth,
    bear fruit, and become a noble vine.

Will such a vine flourish?
    Will it not be uprooted
with its fruit stripped off
    and its freshly sprouted leaves becoming withered?
No great strength or a mighty army is needed
    to pull it up by its roots.
¹⁰ If it is transplanted, will it flourish?
    Will it not totally shrivel up
as though destroyed by the east wind
    on the bed where it was growing?