and say, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "A great eagle with large wings and long pinions, Full of feathers of various colors, Came to Lebanon And took from the cedar the highest branch.
Ezekiel 17:3
Surrounding context
17:2 "Son of man, pose a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel,
17:3 and say, "Thus says the Lord GOD: "A great eagle with large wings and long pinions, Full of feathers of various colors, Came to Lebanon And took from the cedar the highest branch.
17:4 He cropped off its topmost young twig And carried it to a land of trade; He set it in a city of merchants.