19:12 But it was plucked up in anger; it was thrown down to the ground.
The east wind 1 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. 2
19:14 A fire has gone out from its branch; it has consumed its shoot and its fruit. 3
No strong branch was left in it, nor a scepter to rule.’
This is a lament song, and has become a lament song.”
1 sn The east wind symbolizes the Babylonians.
2 sn This metaphor depicts the Babylonian exile of the Davidic dynasty.
3 tn The verse describes the similar situation recorded in Judg 9:20.