Ezekiel 17:10

Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? Will the southern kingdom be able to maintain itself against the Chaldean power? Shall it not utterly wither when the east wind toucheth it? very appropriately said of the Babylonians, who dwelt to the northeast of Canaan. It shall whither in the furrows where it grew, on the very spot of its ungrateful pride, in spite of the apparent chance which it had to continue its existence. It is usually the pride of the sinner which hastens his downfall, on account of his deliberately setting aside the Lord's will.