Ezekiel 19
19
1 "And as for you, take up a lament over the leaders of Israel,
2 and you shall say: Why did your mother, the lioness, recline among the male lions, and raise her little ones in the midst of young lions?
3 And she led away one of her little ones, and he became a lion. And he learned to seize prey and to consume men.
4 And the Gentiles heard about him, and they seized him, but not without receiving wounds. And they led him away in chains to the land of Egypt.
5 Then, when she had seen that she was weakened, and that her hope had perished, she took one of her little ones, and appointed him as a lion.
6 And he advanced among the lions, and he became a lion. And he learned to seize prey and to devour men.
7 He learned to make widows, and to lead their citizens into the desert. And the land, with its plenitude, was made desolate by the voice of his roaring.
8 And the Gentiles came together against him, on every side, from the provinces, and they spread their net over him; by their wounds, he was captured.
9 And they put him into a cage; they led him in chains to the king of Babylon. And they cast him into a prison, so that his voice would no longer be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
10 Your mother is like a vine, in your blood, planted by the water; her fruit and her branches have increased because of many waters.
11 And her strong branches were made into scepters for the rulers, and her stature was exalted among the branches. And she saw her own loftiness among the multitude of her branches.
12 But she was uprooted in wrath, and cast upon the ground. And the burning wind dried up her fruit. Her robust branches withered and were dried up. A fire consumed her.
13 And now she has been transplanted into the desert, into a land impassable and dry.
14 And a fire has gone forth from a rod of her branches, which has consumed her fruit. And there is no strong branch in her to become a scepter for the rulers. This is a lamentation, and it shall be a lamentation."
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Ezekiel 19
19
1Sing this funeral song for the princes of Israel 2with these words: “What was your mother? She was a lioness among the lions! She lay down in her place among the young lions and reared her cubs. 3She raised one of her cubs, and he grew up to be a young lion. Once he had learned how to tear up his prey, he started eating people. 4But when the nations heard about him, he was caught in their trap. They used hooks to drag him away to Egypt.#19:4. Referring to Jehoahaz, also called Shallum.
5When she realized that the hope she had been waiting for was gone, she made another of her cubs into a young lion. 6He went around with the other lions, and became strong. Once he had learned how to tear up his prey, he started eating people. 7He tore down their fortresses#19:7. Following the reading in the Targums and Theodotion's Greek translation. The Hebrew text reads “widows.” and destroyed their towns. All the people living in the country were appalled when they heard him roaring. 8Then the people of the countries all around attacked him. They threw their net over him; he was caught in their trap. 9They used hooks to put him in a cage and took him to the king of Babylon. They led him away and imprisoned him so his roar wasn't heard any more in Israel's mountains.#19:9. Referring to Jehoiachin.
10Your mother was like a vine planted in your vineyard at the waterside. It produced a lot of fruit and had many branches because it had plenty of water. 11Its branches were strong like rulers' scepters. It grew high above the tree canopy. People could see how tall and full of leaves it was. 12But it was uprooted in anger and thrown down on the ground. The east wind blew and dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped of leaves and they withered. Then they were burned up in the fire. 13Now the vine has been replanted in the desert, in a dry and waterless land. 14A fire blazed out from its main trunk and burned up its fruit. None of its branches that were once like a ruler's scepter are strong any more.” This is a funeral song and is to be used for mourning.
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