אֱמָר־נָא֙ לְבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔רִי הֲלֹ֥א יְדַעְתֶּ֖ם מָה־אֵ֑לֶּה אֱמֹ֗ר הִנֵּה־בָ֨א מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֤ל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ וַיִּקַּ֤ח אֶת־מַלְכָּהּ֙ וְאֶת־שָׂרֶ֔יהָ וַיָּבֵ֥א אוֹתָ֛ם אֵלָ֖יו בָּבֶֽלָה׃
Sabihin mo ngayon sa mapaghimagsik na sambahayan: Hindi ba ninyo alam kung ano ang kahulugan ng mga ito? Sabihin mo: Narito, dumating ang hari ng Babilonia sa Jerusalem, at kinuha niya ang hari nito at ang mga pinuno nito, at dinala niya sila sa kanya sa Babilonia.
Rashi
what these are What this riddle is, and he explained it to them.
Rashi
took away its king and its princes They are the “lofty top of the cedar,” Jehoiakim and his princes.