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Lament
for the Princes of Israel |
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Ezekiel 19:1
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"As for you, take up a lamentation for the princes
of Israel |
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Ezekiel 19:2
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and say, 'What was your mother? A lioness among
lions! She lay down among young lions, She reared her cubs. |
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Ezekiel 19:3
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'When she brought up one of her cubs, He became
a lion, And he learned to tear his prey; He devoured men. |
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Ezekiel 19:4
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'Then nations heard about him; He was captured
in their pit, And they brought him with hooks To the land of Egypt. |
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Ezekiel 19:5
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'When she saw, as she waited, That her hope
was lost, She took another of her cubs And made him a young lion. |
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Ezekiel 19:6
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'And he walked about among the lions; He became
a young lion, He learned to tear his prey; He devoured men. |
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Ezekiel 19:7
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'He destroyed their fortified towers And laid
waste their cities; And the land and its fullness were appalled Because of the
sound of his roaring. |
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Ezekiel 19:8
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'Then nations set against him On every side
from their provinces, And they spread their net over him; He was captured in their
pit. |
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Ezekiel 19:9
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'They put him in a cage with hooks And brought
him to the king of Babylon; They brought him in hunting nets So that his voice
would be heard no more On the mountains of Israel. |
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Ezekiel 19:10
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'Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard,
Planted by the waters; It was fruitful and full of branches Because of abundant
waters. |
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Ezekiel 19:11
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'And it had strong branches fit for scepters
of rulers, And its height was raised above the clouds So that it was seen in its
height with the mass of its branches. |
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Ezekiel 19:12
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'But it was plucked up in fury; It was cast
down to the ground; And the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branch was
torn off So that it withered; The fire consumed it. |
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Ezekiel 19:13
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'And now it is planted in the wilderness, In
a dry and thirsty land. |
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Ezekiel 19:14
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'And fire has gone out from its branch; It has
consumed its shoots and fruit, So that there is not in it a strong branch, A scepter
to rule.'" This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation. |
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