Ezekiel 31:9-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 I made it beautiful
with abundant foliage,
So that all the trees in Eden
were envious of it.[a]
10 Therefore, thus says the Lord God:
Because it was arrogant about its height,
lifting its crown among the clouds
and exalting itself because of its size,(A)
11 I handed it over to a ruler of nations
to deal with it according to its evil.
I have cast it off,
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