Ezekiel 19:10-12

Contemporary English Version

¹⁰ Your mother was a vine like you,^[a]
    growing near a stream.
There was plenty of water,
so she was filled with branches
    and with lots of fruit.
¹¹ Her strong branches
    became symbols of authority,
and she was taller
    than all other trees—
everyone could see how strong
    and healthy she was.
¹² But in anger, I pulled her up
    by the roots
and threw her to the ground,
where the scorching desert wind
    dried out her fruit.
Her strong branches wilted
    and burned up.