Ezekiel 19:1

Lament for the Princes of Israel

19:1 “And you, sing ¹  a lament for the princes of Israel,

Ezekiel 27:2

27:2 “You, son of man, sing a lament for Tyre. ² 

Ezekiel 8:5

8:5 He said to me, “Son of man, look up toward ³  the north.” So I looked up toward the north, and I noticed to the north of the altar gate was this statue of jealousy at the entrance.

Ezekiel 28:12

28:12 “Son of man, sing ⁴  a lament for the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘You were the sealer ⁵  of perfection,

full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

Ezekiel 32:2

32:2 “Son of man, sing a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him:

“‘You were like a lion ⁶  among the nations,

but you are a monster in the seas;

you thrash about in your streams,

stir up the water with your feet,

and muddy your ⁷  streams.

¹ tn Heb “lift up.”

² tn Heb “lift up over Tyre a lament.”

³ tn Heb “lift your eyes (to) the way of.”

⁴ tn Heb “lift up.”

⁵ tn For a discussion of possible nuances of this phrase, see M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:580-81.

⁵ tn The lion was a figure of royalty (Ezek 19:1-9).

⁶ tc The Hebrew reads “their streams”; the LXX reads “your streams.”