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A Lament for the Princes of Israel
And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
Lament for the Princes of Israel
“As for you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel
“As for 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.
What was your mother? A lioness!
Among lions she crouched;
in the midst of young lions
she reared her cubs.
and say,
‘What was your mother?
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among young lions,
She reared her cubs.
‘What was your mother?
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among 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.
he became a young lion,
and he learned to catch prey;
he devoured men.
‘When she brought up one of her cubs,
He became a lion,
And he learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
He became a lion,
And he learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
The nations heard about him;
he was caught in their pit,
and they brought him with hooks
to the land of Egypt.
he was caught in their pit,
and they brought him with hooks
to the land of Egypt.
‘Then nations heard about him;
He was captured in their pit,
And they brought him with hooks
To the land of Egypt.
He was captured in their pit,
And they brought him with hooks
To the land of Egypt.
When she saw that she waited in vain,
that her hope was lost,
she took another of her cubs
and made him a young lion.
that her hope was lost,
she took another of her cubs
and made him a young lion.
‘When she saw, as she waited,
That her hope was lost,
She took another of her cubs
And made him a young lion.
That her hope was lost,
She took another of her cubs
And made him a young lion.
He prowled among the lions;
he became a young lion,
and he learned to catch prey;
he devoured men,
he became a young lion,
and he learned to catch prey;
he devoured men,
‘And he walked about among the lions;
He became a young lion,
He learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
He became a young lion,
He learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
‘He destroyed their fortified towers
And laid waste their cities;
And the land and its fullness were appalled
Because of the sound of his roaring.
And laid waste their cities;
And the land and its fullness were appalled
Because of the sound of his roaring.
Then the nations set against him
from provinces on every side;
they spread their net over him;
he was taken in their pit.
from provinces on every side;
they spread their net over him;
he was taken in their pit.
‘Then nations set against him
On every side from their provinces,
And they spread their net over him;
He was captured in their pit.
On every side from their provinces,
And they spread their net over him;
He was captured in their pit.
‘They put him in a cage with hooks
And brought him to the king of Babylon;
They brought him in hunting nets
So that his voice would be heard no more
On the mountains of Israel.
And brought him to the king of Babylon;
They brought him in hunting nets
So that his voice would be heard no more
On the mountains of Israel.
‘Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard,
Planted by the waters;
It was fruitful and full of branches
Because of abundant waters.
Planted by the waters;
It was fruitful and full of branches
Because of abundant waters.
‘And it had strong branches fit for scepters of rulers,
And its height was raised above the clouds
So that it was seen in its height with the mass of its branches.
And its height was raised above the clouds
So that it was seen in its height with the mass of its branches.
But the vine was plucked up in fury,
cast down to the ground;
the east wind dried up its fruit;
they were stripped off and withered.
As for its strong stem,
fire consumed it.
cast down to the ground;
the east wind dried up its fruit;
they were stripped off and withered.
As for its strong stem,
fire consumed it.
‘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.
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.
Now it is planted in the wilderness,
in a dry and thirsty land.
in a dry and thirsty land.
‘And now it is planted in the wilderness,
In a dry and thirsty land.
In a dry and thirsty land.
And fire has gone out from the stem of its shoots,
has consumed its fruit,
so that there remains in it no strong stem,
no scepter for ruling.
This is a lamentation and has become a lamentation.
has consumed its fruit,
so that there remains in it no strong stem,
no scepter for ruling.
This is a lamentation and has become a lamentation.
‘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.
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.