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Ezekiel 19 (NET)

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¹ "And you, sing a lament for the princes of Israel, ² and say: " 'What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay among young lions; she reared her cubs. ³ She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people. ⁴ The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit. 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. ⁶ He walked about among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people. ⁷ He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it was frightened at the sound of his roaring. ⁸ The nations the surrounding regions attacked him. They threw their net over him; he was caught in their pit. ⁹ 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. 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. ¹¹ 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. ¹² 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. ¹³ Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. ¹⁴ 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."