Ezekiel 19
19
Lament for the Leaders of Israel
1“And you, raise a lament about#Or “over” the leaders of Israel, 2and you must say,
‘What a lioness was your mother
among the lions.
She lay down in the midst of young lions,
and she reared her lion cubs.
3And she raised up one from her cubs;
he became a fierce lion,
and he learned to tear prey;
he ate#Or “devoured” humans.#Hebrew “human”
4And nations heard about him;
in their pit he was caught,
and they brought him with hooks
to the land of Egypt.
5And she saw#Or “realized” that she was waiting in vain;
her hope was destroyed,
and she took one from her cubs,
and she made him a fierce lion.
6And he walked about in the midst of lions;
he became a fierce lion,
and he learned to tear prey;
he ate#Or “devoured” humans.#Hebrew “human”
7And he knew their widows,#Or “ravished/raped”; or “he ravaged their strongholds”
and he devastated their cities,
and the land was appalled, and everyone in it#Literally “its fullness”
at the sound of his roar.
8And nations set out against him
from the surrounding provinces,#Literally “all around from the provinces”
and they spread their net over him,
and he was caught in their pit.
9And they put him in a collar with hooks,
and they brought him to the king of Babylon;
they brought him into#Hebrew “in” a prison,
so that his voice would not be heard any longer#Literally “longer”
on the mountains of Israel.
10Your mother was like the vine in your vineyard;#Or “in the vineyard”
planted fruitfully#Literally “fruitful” beside water,
and it was full of branches
from many waters.#Or “from waters abundant/many”
11And she produced branches of strength#Literally “they became to her branches/rods of strength”
to#Or “for” scepters of rulers;
its height became tall
between#Or “among” thick foliage,
and it was seen#Or “visible” because of its tallness
among the abundance of its branches.
12But it was uprooted in rage;
it was thrown to the earth,
and the east wind dried up its fruit;
they were stripped off,
and its strong branch dried up;
fire consumed it.
13And now it is planted in the desert,
in a dry and thirsty land.#Literally “a land of dryness and thirst”
14And so fire has gone out from the stem of its branches;
its fruit it has consumed,
and there was not in it a strong branch,#Literally “a branch of strength”
a scepter for ruling.’ ”
This is a lament, and it will be used as a lament.#Literally “she is for a lament”
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Ezekiel 19
19
A Lament for Israel’s Princes
1“Now, lament for the princes of Israel # Ezk 26:17; 27:2 2and say:
What was your mother? A lioness!
She lay down among the lions;
she reared her cubs among the young lions.
3She brought up one of her cubs,
and he became a young lion. # 2Kg 23:31-32
After he learned to tear prey,
he devoured people.
4When the nations heard about him,
he was caught in their pit.
Then they led him away with hooks
to the land of Egypt. # 2Kg 23:34
5When she saw that she waited in vain,
that her hope was lost,
she took another of her cubs
and made him a young lion.
6He prowled among the lions, # Jr 22:13-17
and he became a young lion.
After he learned to tear prey,
he devoured people.
7He devastated their strongholds # Tg, Aq; MT reads knew their widows
and destroyed their cities.
The land and everything in it shuddered
at the sound of his roaring.
8Then the nations from the surrounding provinces
set out against him. # 2Kg 24:2,11
They spread their net over him;
he was caught in their pit.
9They put a wooden yoke on him # Or put him in a cage with hooks # 2Ch 36:6
and led him away to the king of Babylon.
They brought him into the fortresses
so his roar could no longer be heard
on the mountains of Israel. # Ezk 6:2
10Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, # Some Hb mss; other Hb mss read blood # Ps 80:8-11
planted by the water;
it was fruitful and full of branches # Dt 8:7-9
because of plentiful waters.
11It had strong branches, fit for the scepters of rulers;
its height towered among the clouds. # Or thick foliage
So it was conspicuous for its height
as well as its many branches.
12But it was uprooted in fury, # Jr 31:28
thrown to the ground,
and the east wind dried up its fruit.
Its strong branches were torn off and dried up; # Hs 13:15
fire consumed them.
13Now it is planted in the wilderness, # 2Kg 24:12-16; Hs 2:3
in a dry and thirsty land.
14Fire has gone out from its main branch # Lit from the branch of its parts
and has devoured its fruit,
so that it no longer has a strong branch,
a scepter for ruling. # Lm 2:5
This is a lament and should be used as a lament.”
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