Text -- Ezekiel 19:11-14 (NET)

19:11 Its boughs were strong, fit for rulers’ scepters; it reached up into the clouds. It stood out because of its height and its many branches. 19:12 But it was plucked up in anger; it was thrown down to the ground. The east wind dried up its fruit; its strong branches broke off and withered– a fire consumed them. 19:13 Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. 19:14 A fire has gone out from its branch; it has consumed its shoot and its fruit. No strong branch was left in it, nor a scepter to rule.’ This is a lament song, and has become a lament song.”

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Eze 19:11

¹ tn The word “fit” does not occur in the Hebrew text.

² tn Heb “and it was seen by its height and by the abundance of its branches.”

NET Notes: Eze 19:12

¹ sn The east wind symbolizes the Babylonians.

NET Notes: Eze 19:13

¹ sn This metaphor depicts the Babylonian exile of the Davidic dynasty.

NET Notes: Eze 19:14

¹ tn The verse describes the similar situation recorded in Judg 9:20.