Ezekiel 17:10
Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
More from Ezekiel 17
Verse 1
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Verse 2
Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;
Verse 3
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar:
Verse 4
He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried it into a land of traffick; he set it in a city of merchants.
Verse 5
He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.