“Son of man, pose a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.(A) You are to say: This is what the Lord God says:

A great eagle with great wings,(B) long pinions,
and full plumage of many colors
came to Lebanon and took the top of the cedar.(C)
He plucked off its topmost shoot,
brought it to the land of merchants,
and set it in a city of traders.

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