Ezekiel 19:1–3
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Lament for the Princes of Israel
19:1“And you, sing1 a lament for the princes of Israel, 19:2and say:
“ ‘What a lioness was your mother among the lions!
She lay among young lions;2 she reared her cubs.
19:3She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion.
He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.3
Footnotes
- 1 Heb “lift up.”
- 2 Lions probably refer to Judahite royalty and/or nobility. The lioness appears to symbolize the Davidic dynasty, though some see the referent as Hamutal, the wife of Josiah and mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah. Gen 49:9 seems to be the background for Judah being compared to lions.
- 3 Heb “a man.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, and say:
What was your mother? A lioness!
Among lions she crouched;
in the midst of young lions
she reared her cubs.
And she brought up one of her cubs;
he became a young lion,
and he learned to catch prey;
he devoured men.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Take up a lament concerning the princes of Israel and say:
“ ‘What a lioness was your mother
among the lions!
She lay down among them
and reared her cubs.
She brought up one of her cubs,
and he became a strong lion.
He learned to tear the prey
and he became a man-eater.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
“As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel, and say:
What was your mother? A lioness!
She lay down among the lions;
she reared her cubs among the young lions.
She brought up one of her cubs,
and he became a young lion.
After he learned to tear prey,
he devoured people.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“Sing this funeral song for the princes of Israel:
“What is your mother?
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among the young lions
and reared her cubs.
She raised one of her cubs
to become a strong young lion.
He learned to hunt and devour prey,
and he became a man-eater.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“And you, raise a lament about the leaders of Israel, and you must say,
‘What a lioness was your mother
among the lions.
She lay down in the midst of young lions,
and she reared her lion cubs.
And she raised up one from her cubs;
he became a fierce lion,
and he learned to tear prey;
he ate humans.
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KJV 1900King James Version
Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
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