A Lament for the Princes of Israel

Ezekiel 19

1 "Moreover a take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

2 "and say:
'What is your mother? A lioness:
She lay down among the lions;
Among the young lions she nourished her cubs. 3 She brought up one of her cubs,
And b he became a young lion;
He learned to catch prey,
And he devoured men. 4 The nations also heard of him;
He was trapped in their pit,
And they brought him with chains to the land of c Egypt. 5 'When she saw that she waited, that her hope was lost,
She took d another of her cubs and made him a young lion. 6 e He roved among the lions,
And f became a young lion;
He learned to catch prey;
He devoured men. 7 1 He knew their desolate places,
And laid waste their cities;
The land with its fullness was desolated
By the noise of his roaring. 8 g Then the nations set against him from the provinces on every side,
And spread their net over him;
h He was trapped in their pit. 9 i They put him in a cage with 2 chains,
And brought him to the king of Babylon;
They brought him in nets,
That his voice should no longer be heard on j the mountains of Israel.

10 'Your mother was k like a vine in your 3 bloodline,
Planted by the waters,
l Fruitful and full of branches
Because of many waters. 11 She had strong branches for scepters of rulers.
m She towered in stature above the thick branches,
And was seen in her height amid the 4 dense foliage. 12 But she was n plucked up in fury,
She was cast down to the ground,
And the o east wind dried her fruit.
Her strong branches were broken and withered;
The fire consumed them. 13 And now she is planted in the wilderness,
In a dry and thirsty land.

14 p Fire has come out from a rod of her branches
And devoured her fruit,
So that she has no strong branch - a scepter for ruling.' "
q This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation.

  1. Cross References
    Ezekiel 26:17
    And they will take up a lamentation for you, and say to you: "How you have perished, O one inhabited by seafaring men, O renowned city, Who was strong at sea, She and her inhabitants, Who caused their terror to be on all her inhabitants!
    Ezekiel 27:2
    Now, son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyre.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 19:2
    And say: 'What is your mother? A lioness: She lay down among the lions; Among the young lions she nourished her cubs.
    2 Kings 23:31
    Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
    2 Kings 23:32
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
  3. Cross References
    2 Kings 23:33
    Now Pharaoh Necho put him in prison at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and he imposed on the land a tribute of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
    2 Kings 23:34
    Then Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Pharaoh took Jehoahaz and went to Egypt, and he died there.
    2 Chronicles 36:4
    Then the king of Egypt made Jehoahaz's brother Eliakim king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother and carried him off to Egypt.
  4. Cross References
    2 Kings 23:34
    Then Pharaoh Necho made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. And Pharaoh took Jehoahaz and went to Egypt, and he died there.
  5. Cross References
    2 Kings 24:8
    Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother's name was Nehushta the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
    2 Kings 24:9
    And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.
  6. Cross References
    Ezekiel 19:3
    She brought up one of her cubs, And he became a young lion; He learned to catch prey, And he devoured men.
  7. Cross References
    2 Kings 24:2
    And the LORD sent against him raiding bands of Chaldeans, bands of Syrians, bands of Moabites, and bands of the people of Ammon; He sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD which He had spoken by His servants the prophets.
    2 Kings 24:11
    And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, as his servants were besieging it.
  8. Cross References
    Ezekiel 19:4
    The nations also heard of him; He was trapped in their pit, And they brought him with chains to the land of Egypt.
  9. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 36:6
    Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him in bronze fetters to carry him off to Babylon.
    Jeremiah 22:18
    Therefore thus says the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: "They shall not lament for him, Saying, 'Alas, my brother!' or 'Alas, my sister!' They shall not lament for him, Saying, 'Alas, master!' or 'Alas, his glory!
  10. Cross References
    Ezekiel 6:2
    Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them.
  11. Cross References
    Ezekiel 17:6
    And it grew and became a spreading vine of low stature; Its branches turned toward him, But its roots were under it. So it became a vine, Brought forth branches, And put forth shoots.
  12. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 8:7 - 9
    For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, that flow out of valleys and hills.
  13. Cross References
    Ezekiel 31:3
    Indeed Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, With fine branches that shaded the forest, And of high stature; And its top was among the thick boughs.
    Daniel 4:11
    The tree grew and became strong; Its height reached to the heavens, And it could be seen to the ends of all the earth.
  14. Cross References
    Jeremiah 31:27
    Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and the seed of beast.
    Jeremiah 31:28
    And it shall come to pass, that as I have watched over them to pluck up, to break down, to throw down, to destroy, and to afflict, so I will watch over them to build and to plant, says the LORD.
  15. Cross References
    Ezekiel 17:10
    Behold, it is planted, Will it thrive? Will it not utterly wither when the east wind touches it? It will wither in the garden terrace where it grew." '
    Hosea 13:5
    I knew you in the wilderness, In the land of great drought.
  16. Cross References
    Judges 9:15
    And the bramble said to the trees, 'If in truth you anoint me as king over you, Then come and take shelter in my shade; But if not, let fire come out of the bramble And devour the cedars of Lebanon!
    2 Kings 24:20
    For because of the anger of the LORD this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, that He finally cast them out from His presence. Then Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
    Ezekiel 17:18
    'Since he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and in fact gave his hand and still did all these things, he shall not escape.'"
  17. Cross References
    Lamentations 2:5
    The Lord was like an enemy. He has swallowed up Israel, He has swallowed up all her palaces; He has destroyed her strongholds, And has increased mourning and lamentation In the daughter of Judah.
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