Ezekiel 17:9

Say thou, namely, Ezekiel, in rebuking this spirit, Thus saith the Lord God, Shall it prosper? Shall he, the great eagle, Nebuchadnezzar, not pull up the roots thereof and cut off the fruit thereof that it wither? He would certainly punish rebellion in this manner. It shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, with its entire productive energy and vital force, even without great power or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof, that is, the Chaldean king would not have to employ his whole military forces in bringing about the downfall of Judah.