Ezekiel 19:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 19:1

1 “Moreover ^atake 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 ^ahe 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 ^aEgypt.

5 ‘When she saw that she waited, that her hope was lost,
She took ^aanother of her cubs and made him a young lion.

6 ^aHe roved among the lions,
And ^bbecame a young lion;
He learned to catch prey;
He devoured men.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 19:1

American Standard Version
Moreover, take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

Amplified® Bible
MOREOVER, TAKE up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel, sing a funeral song for two of Israel's leaders:

Darby English Version
And thou, take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

Good News Bible
The LORD told me to sing this song of sorrow for two princes of Israel:

King James Version
Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

New American Standard Bible
"As for you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel

New International Version
"Take up a lament concerning the princes of Israel

New King James Version
“Moreover take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"As for you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel

Revised Standard Version
And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

Young's Literal Translation
And thou, lift up a lamentation unto princes of Israel,

New English Translation
“And you, sing¹ a lament for the princes of Israel,