Ezekiel 19:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 19:1

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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.

7 ¹He knew their desolate places,
And laid waste their cities;
The land with its fullness was desolated
By the noise of his roaring.

8 ^aThen the nations set against him from the provinces on every side,
And spread their net over him;
^bHe was trapped in their pit.

9 ^aThey put him in a cage with¹ chains,
And brought him to the king of Babylon;
They brought him in nets,
That his voice should no longer be heard on ^bthe mountains of Israel.

10 ‘Your mother was ^alike a vine in your bloodline,
Planted by the waters,
^bFruitful and full of branches
Because of many waters.

11 She had strong branches for scepters of rulers.
^aShe towered in stature above the thick branches,
And was seen in her height amid the¹ dense foliage.

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 19:1

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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,

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