⁶ so that it would sprout and become a spreading vine, low to the ground, so that its branches would turn toward the one who planted it^[a] and its roots would remain under him. So it became a vine and produced shoots and leaves and branches.

⁷ But there was another great eagle with powerful wings and many plumes. Look at how this vine bent its roots toward him! From the bed where it had been planted, it stretched out its branches toward him, so that he could water it. ⁸ It had been planted in good soil beside plentiful water to grow branches, to bear fruit, and to become a magnificent vine.