Thematic Bible
Ezekiel 19:1 (show verse)
"And you, sing a lament for the princes of Israel,
Ezekiel 19:2 (show verse)
and say: "'What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay among young lions; she reared her cubs.
Ezekiel 19:3 (show verse)
She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.
Ezekiel 19:4 (show verse)
The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit. They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
Ezekiel 19:5 (show verse)
"'When she realized that she waited in vain, her hope was lost. She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
Ezekiel 19:6 (show verse)
He walked about among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.
Ezekiel 19:7 (show verse)
He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it was frightened at the sound of his roaring.
Ezekiel 19:8 (show verse)
The nations -- the surrounding regions -- attacked him. They threw their net over him; he was caught in their pit.
Ezekiel 19:9 (show verse)
They 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.
Ezekiel 19:10 (show verse)
"'Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by water. It was fruitful and full of branches because it was well-watered.
Ezekiel 19:11 (show verse)
Its boughs were strong, fit for rulers' scepters; it reached up into the clouds. It stood out because of its height and its many branches.
Ezekiel 19:12 (show verse)
But 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.
Ezekiel 19:13 (show verse)
Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.
Ezekiel 19:14 (show verse)
A 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."