Ezekiel 19:12–14

12 But it was uprooted in fury

and thrown to the ground.

The east wind made it shrivel,

it was stripped of its fruit;

its strong branches withered

and fire consumed them.

13 Now it is planted in the desert,

in a dry and thirsty land.

14 Fire spread from one of its main branches

and consumed its fruit.

No strong branch is left on it

fit for a ruler’s scepter.’

“This is a lament and is to be used as a lament.”

12 But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them. 13 And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground. 14 And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

12 But the vine was uprooted in fury

and thrown down to the ground.

The desert wind dried up its fruit

and tore off its strong branches,

so that it withered

and was destroyed by fire.

13 Now the vine is transplanted to the wilderness,

where the ground is hard and dry.

14 A fire has burst out from its branches

and devoured its fruit.

Its remaining limbs are not

strong enough to be a ruler’s scepter.

“This is a funeral song, and it will be used in a funeral.”

12 But she was plucked up in fury,

She was cast down to the ground,

And the east wind dried her fruit.

Her strong branches were broken and withered;

The fire consumed them.

13 And now she is planted in the wilderness,

In a dry and thirsty land.

14 Fire has come out from a rod of her branches

And devoured her fruit,

So that she has no strong branch—a scepter for ruling.’ ”

This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation.

12 But it was pulled up by its roots in anger

and thrown down to the ground.

The east wind dried it up.

Its fruit was torn off.

Its strong branches were broken off

and burned up.

13 Now the vine is planted in the desert,

in a dry and thirsty land.

14 Fire spread from the vine’s main branch,

destroying its fruit.

There is not a strong branch left on it

that could become a scepter for a king.’

This is a funeral song; it is to be used as a funeral song.”

12 But it was plucked up in fury, it was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit: its strong rods were broken off and withered; the fire consumed them. 13 And now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. 14 And fire is gone out of the rods of its branches, it hath devoured its fruit, so that there is in it no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

12 But it was plucked up in fury, it was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit; its strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them. 13 And now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground: 14 and a fire is gone out of a rod of its branches, which hath devoured its fruit; so that it hath no strong rod to be a sceptre for ruling. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

12 But in anger it was uprooted and thrown to the ground. 

The east wind dried up its fruit. 

Its strong branches broke off. 

They withered and were burned. 

13 Now it is planted in the desert, 

in a dry and waterless land. 

14 Fire has spread from the vine’s main branch. 

Fire has destroyed its fruit. 

It no longer has any strong branches 

that could be used as a king’s scepter. 

This is a funeral song. It is to be used as a funeral song. 

12 But it was uprooted in fury,

thrown to the ground,

and the east wind dried up its fruit.

Its strong branches were torn off and dried up;

fire consumed them.

13 Now it is planted in the wilderness,

in a dry and thirsty land.

14 Fire has gone out from its main branch

and has devoured its fruit,

so that it no longer has a strong branch,

a scepter for ruling.

This is a lament and should be used as a lament.”

12 But it was plucked up in fury,

cast down to the ground;

the east wind dried it up;

its fruit was stripped off;

its strong stem was withered;

the fire consumed it.

13 Now it is transplanted into the wilderness,

into a dry and thirsty land.

14 And fire has gone out from its stem,

has consumed its branches and fruit,

so that there remains in it no strong stem,

no scepter for ruling.

This is a lamentation, and it is used as a lamentation.

12 But it was uprooted in rage;

it was thrown to the earth,

and the east wind dried up its fruit;

they were stripped off,

and its strong branch dried up;

fire consumed it.

13 And now it is planted in the desert,

in a dry and thirsty land.

14 And so fire has gone out from the stem of its branches;

its fruit it has consumed,

and there was not in it a strong branch,

a scepter for ruling.’ ”

This is a lament, and it will be used as a lament.

12 But Nebuchadnezzar became angry.

He pulled it up by its roots.

He threw it to the ground.

The east wind dried it up.

Its fruit was stripped off.

Its strong branches dried up.

And fire destroyed them.

13 Now it is planted in the Babylonian desert.

It is in a dry and thirsty land.

14 One of its main branches was Zedekiah.

Fire spread from it and burned up its fruit.

None of its branches is good enough

to be made into a ruler’s rod.’

“That is a song of sadness. And that is how it should be used.”

12 ‘But it was plucked up in fury;

It was cast down to the ground;

And the east wind dried up its fruit.

Its strong branch was torn off

So that it withered;

The fire consumed it.

13 ‘And now it is planted in the wilderness,

In a dry and thirsty land.

14 ‘And fire has gone out from its branch;

It has consumed its shoots and fruit,

So that there is not in it a strong branch,

A scepter to rule.’ ”

This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation.