1 As for you, son of man, intone a lamentation for the princes of Israel.
2 Say: A lioness among lions was your mother! Crouching among the cubs she nursed her whelps.
3 One of these she pushed forward and he grew to be a young lion, able to tear his prey and become a man-eater.
4 But the nations heard about him and he was trapped in their pit; and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
5 When she saw that her hope had come to nothing, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
6 He strutted among the others for he had become a strong lion, able to tear his prey and be a man-eater.
7 He destroyed their strongholds and ravaged their towns. The country and its inhabitants were alarmed at the sound of his roar.
8 But the nations came against him from the regions round about. They spread their net over him and caught him in their pit.
9 They put him in a cage with hooks and brought him to the king of Babylon. There he was put in custody so that his roar was no longer heard in the mountains of Israel.
10 Your mother was like the vine of a vineyard planted near water. It became fruitful and leafy from being so well-watered.
11 It produced a vigorous branch that became a royal scepter towering above the foliage. It was outstanding for its height and its numerous branches.
12 But the vine was uprooted in fury and cast down to the ground. The east wind dried it up and stripped it of its fruit. Its vigorous branch withered and was burned by fire.
13 It is now planted in the desert, in an arid land of drought.
14 Fire from its stem has destroyed its branches and fruit. No vigorous branch or royal scepter has been left. This is a lament that people will sing.
Versículos relacionados com Ezekiel, 19:
Ezekiel 19 talks about the lamentation of the prince of Israel and his mother, who represent the people of Judah and his leaders who failed to protect and lead the country. Following are five verses related to the topics addressed in Ezekiel 19:
2 Kings 24:14: "He brought all Jerusalem to exile, all the leaders and all brave men, ten thousand prisoners, as well as all blacksmiths and locksmiths. No one stayed except the poorest population in the country." This verse describes the conquest of Jerusalem by the Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar, and the exile of the brave leaders and men of Judah, including the prince mourned in Ezekiel 19.
Lamentations 4:20: "The breath of our nostrils, the Lord's anointed, was arrested in his traps; the one we say, 'We will live under His shadow between the nations." This verse laments the capture of the king of Judah and the loss of the protection he offered.
Jeremiah 22:18-19: "Therefore, thus saith the Lord about Jehokim the son of Josiah, king of Judah: there will be no tears for him, saying, 'Ah, my brother!" Or: 'Ah, my sister!' There will be no weeping for him, saying, 'Ah, sir!' Or, 'Ah, your majesty!'. It will be buried as a donkey, dragged and thrown out of the gates of Jerusalem. " This verse talks about the death of King Jehokim of Judah and how he would not receive an honorable burial.
Jeremiah 13:18: "Tell the King and the Mother Queen, 'Get out of his thrones, for the crown of his glory fell from his heads." This verse talks about the fall of Judah's monarchy and the loss of power of the leaders.
Ezekiel 21:25-27: "And you, ockle and wicked prince of Israel, whose day came in the time of the final punishment, thus says the Lord God: Take the turban and the crown; nothing will be as it was before. What is it bass will be high and what is high will be demoted. " This verse talks about the fall of the Prince of Israel and how he would lose his position of power.
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