Lament for the Princes of Israel
1 “As for you, take up a (A)lamentation for the (B)princes of Israel
2 and say,
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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.
4 He became a lion,
And he learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
‘Then nations heard about him;
He was captured in their pit,
And they (C)brought him with hooks
To the land of Egypt.
5 He was captured in their pit,
And they (C)brought him with hooks
To the land of Egypt.
‘When she saw, as she waited,
That her hope was lost,
She took (b)another of her cubs
And made him a young lion.
6 That her hope was lost,
She took (b)another of her cubs
And made him a young lion.
‘And he (D)walked about among the lions;
He became a young lion,
He learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
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8 He became a young lion,
He learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
‘Then (E)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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On every side from their provinces,
And they spread their net over him;
He was captured in their pit.
Footnotes:
a.
Ezekiel 19:2: ['Or ', Why did your mother, a lioness, lie down among lions; among young lions rear her cubs?]
b.
Ezekiel 19:5: ['Lit ', one]
c.
Ezekiel 19:7: ['So Targum; M.T. ', knew]
d.
Ezekiel 19:7: ['Or ', widows]
e.
Ezekiel 19:10: ['So with some ancient mss; M.T. ', blood]
f.
Ezekiel 19:11: ['Lit ', rods of strength]
g.
Ezekiel 19:12: ['Lit ', rods of her strength]
h.
Ezekiel 19:12: ['So Gr; M.T. ', they were]
i.
Ezekiel 19:12: ['So Gr; M.T. ', they]
j.
Ezekiel 19:14: ['Lit ', rod of strength]