Ezekiel 19
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1"And you, sing a lament for the princes of Israel,1And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
2and say: "'What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay among young lions; she reared her cubs. 2and say: What was your mother? A lioness! Among lions she crouched; in the midst of young lions she reared her cubs.
3She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people. 3And she brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men.
4The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit. They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt. 4The nations heard about him; he was caught in their pit, and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
5"'When she realized that she waited in vain, her hope was lost. She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion. 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 walked about among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people. 6He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men,
7He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it was frightened at the sound of his roaring. 7and seized their widows. He laid waste their cities, and the land was appalled and all who were in it at the sound of his roaring.
8The nations--the surrounding regions--attacked him. They threw their net over him; he was caught in their pit. 8Then the nations set against him from provinces on every side; they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.
9They put him in a collar with hooks; they brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him to prison so that his voice would not be heard any longer on the mountains of Israel. 9With hooks they put him in a cage and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into custody, that his voice should no more be heard on the mountains of Israel.
10"'Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by water. It was fruitful and full of branches because it was well-watered. 10Your mother was like a vine in a vineyard planted by the water, fruitful and full of branches by reason of abundant water.
11Its boughs were strong, fit for rulers' scepters; it reached up into the clouds. It stood out because of its height and its many branches. 11Its strong stems became rulers’ scepters; it towered aloft among the thick boughs; it was seen in its height with the mass of its branches.
12But it was plucked up in anger; it was thrown down to the ground. The east wind dried up its fruit; its strong branches broke off and withered--a fire consumed them. 12But the vine was plucked up in fury, cast down to the ground; the east wind dried up its fruit; they were stripped off and withered. As for its strong stem, fire consumed it.
13Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. 13Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.
14A fire has gone out from its branch; it has consumed its shoot and its fruit. No strong branch was left in it, nor a scepter to rule.' This is a lament song, and has become a lament song." 14And fire has gone out from the stem of its shoots, has consumed its fruit, so that there remains in it no strong stem, no scepter for ruling. This is a lamentation and has become a lamentation.
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