Ezekiel 17:5-7

New Catholic Bible

⁵ Then he took some of the seed of the land
    and placed it in fertile soil.
Close to a source of abundant water
    he set it like a willow tree.
⁶ It sprouted and became a vine,
    low-lying and spreading forth.
Its branches turned toward him,
    but its roots remained firmly in place.
Thus it became a vine, produced branches,
    and put forth lofty shoots.
⁷ But there was another great eagle
    with large wings and thick plumage.
From the plot where it had been planted
    this vine stretched forth its roots toward him
so that he might water it.
It turned away from the bed where it was planted.