Ezekiel 31:9-11

The Voice

⁹    I made it mighty and beautiful;
        I molded its limbs, leaves, and branches
    To be the envy of every tree in Eden,
        of each tree in God’s garden.

¹⁰Therefore, this is what the Eternal Lord has to say:

Eternal One: Because it is a giant tree, towering high above the rest, because its upper branches reach the clouds and it boasts of its unrivaled, stately stature, ¹¹I will hand it over to the ruler of the nations for him to deal with it according to its wickedness. I have cast it aside.

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