Holy Scripture
Ezekiel 17:2
A church father on this verse
“(Chapter 17, Verse 1 and following) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, propose a riddle, tell a parable to the house of Israel, and say: Thus says the Lord God: A great eagle with large wings, long feathers, full of plumage and variety, came to Lebanon and took the topmost branch of a cedar. It p…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
2Son of man, relate a tale, and speak a parable to the house of Israel:
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1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
— Ezekiel 17:2 —
3and thou shalt say, Thus saith the Lord; A great eagle with large wings, spreading them out very far, with many claws, which has the design of entering into Lebanon—and he took the choice branches of the cedar:
4he cropped off the ends of the tender twigs, and brought them into the land of Canaan; he laid them up in a walled city.