Yahweh's parable about the cedar continues. ## Its great height was more than any of the other trees in the field ## "The cedar was taller than any of the other trees of the field" ## its branches became very many ## "it grew very many branches" ## because of many waters as they grew ## "because it had a lot of water" ## Every bird of the heavens nested in its branches ## "All kinds of birds that fly in the sky made nests in its branches" ## while every living thing of the field gave birth to its young under its foliage ## "and all of the creatures that live in the field gave birth under the cedar's branches" ## All of the many nations lived under its shade ## "all of the powerful nations lived in its shade" or "all of the great nations lived in the shade of that tree" (UDB) ## It was beautiful in its greatness and the length of its branches ## "It was beautiful because it was very big and its branches were very long"