"Then it sproutedand becamea low,spreadingvinewith its branchesturnedtowardhim, but its rootsremainedunderit. So it becamea vineand yieldedshootsand sentout branches.
At the turnof the yearKingNebuchadnezzarsentand broughthim to Babylonwith the valuablearticlesof the houseof the LORD,and he madehis kinsmanZedekiahkingoverJudahand Jerusalem.
You removeda vinefrom Egypt;You droveout the nationsand plantedit.
For beforethe harvest,as soon as the budblossomsAnd the flowerbecomesa ripeninggrape,Then He will cutoffthe sprigswith pruningknivesAnd remove[and] cutawaythe spreadingbranches.
that the kingdommight be in subjection,not exaltingitself, [but] keepinghis covenantthat it might continue.
"He also tooksomeof the seedof the landand plantedit in fertilesoil.He placed[it] besideabundantwaters;he setit [like] a willow.
"But there was anothergreateaglewith greatwingsand muchplumage;and behold,thisvinebentits rootstowardhim and sentout its branchestoward him from the bedswhereit was planted,that he might waterit.
Your motherwas like a vinein your vineyard, Plantedby the waters;It was fruitfuland fullof branchesBecauseof abundantwaters.
"It will be the lowestof the kingdoms,and it will neveragainliftitself up abovethe nations.And I will makethem so smallthat they will not ruleoverthe nations.
"But whenthe wheatsproutedand boregrain,thenthe taresbecame evidentalso.
