Ezekiel 19 — BSB
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A Lament for the Princes of Israel
19Verse 1“As for you, take up a lament for the princes of IsraelVerse 2and say:‘What was your mother?A lioness among the lions!She lay down among the young lions;she reared her cubs.Verse 3She brought up one of her cubs,and he became a young lion.After learning to tear his prey,he devoured men.Verse 4When the nations heard of him,he was trapped in their pit.With hooks they led him awayto the land of Egypt.Verse 5When she saw that she had waited in vain,that her hope was lost,she took another of her cubsand made him a young lion.Verse 6He prowled among the lions,and became a young lion.After learning to tear his prey,he devoured men.Verse 7He broke down their strongholds+and devastated their cities.The land and everything in itshuddered at the sound of his roaring.Verse 8Then the nations set out against himfrom the provinces on every side.They spread their net over him;he was trapped in their pit.Verse 9With hooks they caged himand brought him to the king of Babylon.They brought him into captivityso that his roar was heard no longer
on the mountains of Israel.Verse 10Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard,+planted by the water;it was fruitful and full of branchesbecause of the abundant waters.Verse 11It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter.It towered high above the thick branches,conspicuous for its heightand for its dense foliage.Verse 12But it was uprooted in fury,cast down to the ground,
and the east wind dried up its fruit.Its strong branches were stripped offand they withered;
the fire consumed them.Verse 13Now it is planted in the wilderness,in a dry and thirsty land.Verse 14Fire has gone out from its main branchand devoured its fruit;on it no strong branch remainsfit for a ruler’s scepter.’
This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.”