Ezekiel 19 NLT ISV Parallel

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◄ Ezekiel 19 ►

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1“Sing this funeral song for the princes of Israel:

1"Now as for you, publish this mourning psalm about Israel's leaders.

2“What is your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among the young lions and reared her cubs.

2Tell them: 'What a lioness your mother was among lions! She reared her cubs in the midst of fierce young males.

3She raised one of her cubs to become a strong young lion. He learned to hunt and devour prey, and he became a man-eater.

3She raised one cub in particular, teaching that fierce lion to become a hunter-prowler— to eat human beings.

4Then the nations heard about him, and he was trapped in their pit. They led him away with hooks to the land of Egypt.

4The nations heard about him. He had become caught in their trap. They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

5“When the lioness saw that her hopes for him were gone, she took another of her cubs and taught him to be a strong young lion.

5When she learned that her plans had been frustrated and that her hopes were dashed, she took another of her cubs and turned him into a fierce lion.

6He prowled among the other lions and stood out among them in his strength. He learned to hunt and devour prey, and he, too, became a man-eater.

6He prowled around among the lions, became a strong, young lion, and learned to become a hunter-prowler— to eat human beings.

7He demolished fortresses and destroyed their towns and cities. Their farms were desolated, and their crops were destroyed. The land and its people trembled in fear when they heard him roar.

7He raped the women, devastating their towns. The land was made desolate, and all the while the land was filled with the sound of his roaring.

8Then the armies of the nations attacked him, surrounding him from every direction. They threw a net over him and captured him in their pit.

8The surrounding nations attacked. They tossed their net over him, and he was caught in their trap.

9With hooks, they dragged him into a cage and brought him before the king of Babylon. They held him in captivity, so his voice could never again be heard on the mountains of Israel.

9They imprisoned him in a cage with hooks and brought him to the king of Babel. Then they placed him in their dungeon where his voice would no longer be heard on the mountains of Israel.

10“Your mother was like a vine planted by the water’s edge. It had lush, green foliage because of the abundant water.

10Your mother was like a vine entwining a pomegranate, planted by water, full of fruit, and full of branches because it had been watered generously.

11Its branches became strong— strong enough to be a ruler’s scepter. It grew very tall, towering above all others. It stood out because of its height and its many lush branches.

11Strong were its boughs, suitable for use in the scepter of a ruler. It reached to the clouds, noticeable because of its height and its abundant branches.

12But the vine was uprooted in fury and thrown down to the ground. The desert wind dried up its fruit and tore off its strong branches, so that it withered and was destroyed by fire.

12Yet in anger it was uprooted and cast down to the earth. An east wind desiccated its fruit; its strong branches broke off and withered, and a fire consumed them.

13Now the vine is transplanted to the wilderness, where the ground is hard and dry.

13Now it is planted in the desert, in a dry and thirsty land!

14A fire has burst out from its branches and devoured its fruit. Its remaining limbs are not strong enough to be a ruler’s scepter. “This is a funeral song, and it will be used in a funeral.”

14Fire had burned through its branches, consuming its shoots and fruits. No strong branches remain in it, and there is no scepter to rule!' "This is a lamentation, and it is to be used in mourning."

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