17:6 It sprouted and became a vine,
spreading low to the ground; 1
its branches turning toward him, 2 its roots were under itself. 3
So it became a vine; it produced shoots and sent out branches.
17:7 “‘There was another great eagle 4
with broad wings and thick plumage.
Now this vine twisted its roots toward him
and sent its branches toward him
to be watered from the soil where it was planted.
1 tn Heb “short of stature.”
2 tn That is, the eagle.
3 tn Or “him,” i.e., the eagle.
4 sn The phrase another great eagle refers to Pharaoh Hophra.