11. Its strong stems becamerulers’ scepters;it towered aloftamong the thick boughs;it was seen in its heightwith the mass of its branches.
12. But the vine was plucked up in fury,cast down to the ground; the east wind dried up its fruit;they were stripped off and withered.As for its strong stem,fire consumed it.
13. Now it is planted in the wilderness,in a dry and thirsty land.