## translationWords

* [[en:tw:assyria]]
* [[en:tw:cedar]]
* [[en:tw:lebanon]]
* [[en:tw:water]]

## translationNotes

* These are God's words to Pharaoh about Assyria. God gives his message in the form of a parable about a great cedar tree. (See: [[en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_parables]])
* **Behold** - This can be translated as “Look” or “Listen” or “Pay attention to what I am about to tell you.”
* **a forested canopy** - Possible meanings are: 1) "with so many branches that it provided good shade" or 2) "that provided shade for the other trees in the forest."
* **and great height** - "and very tall"
* **And its tree top was above the branches** - Possible meanings are 1) "Its top was above the branches of the other trees" or  2) "The top of the tree was in the clouds."
* **many waters made it tall** - "Because the cedar had a lot of water, it grew very tall"
* **the deep waters made it huge** - "the water deep in the ground made the cedar grow very big"
* **for their channels stretched out to all the trees in the field** - "and streams flowed from the rivers to all the trees of the field."