“Lord Yahweh says to Tyre: “Look! I will bring Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, the world’s most powerful king, sweeping down from the north to destroy you with horses, chariots, cavalry, and an enormous army.
Now it’s time to make a deal with my master, the king of Assyria. I will give you two thousand horses if you’re able to come up with as many men to ride them.
So it towered high, much higher than the other trees of the forest. Because of the plentiful waters making it grow, its branches increased in number and spread out very far.