Ezekiel 31:9-11

Expanded Bible

⁹I made it beautiful
with many branches,
and all the trees of Eden in the garden of God
·wanted to be like [envied] it.

¹⁰“‘So this is what the Lord God says: The tree grew tall. Its top reached the clouds, and it became proud of its height. ¹¹So I handed it ·over to [^Linto the hand of] a mighty ruler of the nations for him to ·punish [deal with] it. Because it was ·evil [wicked], I ·got rid of it [threw it out; cast it aside].