Ezekiel 19:1

Lament for the Princes of Israel

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

Ezekiel 19:14

19:14 A fire has gone out from its branch; it has consumed its shoot and its fruit. ² 

No strong branch was left in it, nor a scepter to rule.’

This is a lament song, and has become a lament song.”

[19:1]  ¹ tn Heb “lift up.”

[19:14]  ² tn The verse describes the similar situation recorded in Judg 9:20.