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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
A Funeral Song for Israel’s Kings
“Sing this funeral song for the princes of Israel:
“Sing this funeral song for the princes of Israel:
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.
“What is your mother?
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among the young lions
and reared her cubs.
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among the young lions
and reared her cubs.
‘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.
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.
to become a strong young lion.
He learned to hunt and devour prey,
and he became a man-eater.
‘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.
Then the nations heard about him,
and he was trapped in their pit.
They led him away with hooks
to the land of Egypt.
and he was trapped in their pit.
They led him away with hooks
to the land of Egypt.
‘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.
“When the lioness saw
that her hopes for him were gone,
she took another of her cubs
and taught him to be a strong young lion.
that her hopes for him were gone,
she took another of her cubs
and taught him to be a strong young lion.
‘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 prowled among the other lions
and stood out among them in his strength.
He learned to hunt and devour prey,
and he, too, became a man-eater.
and stood out among them in his strength.
He learned to hunt and devour prey,
and he, too, became a man-eater.
‘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 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.
Then the armies of the nations attacked him,
surrounding him from every direction.
They threw a net over him
and captured him in their pit.
surrounding him from every direction.
They threw a net over him
and captured him 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.
With hooks, they dragged him into a cage
and brought him before the king of Babylon.
They held him in captivity,
so his voice could never again be heard
on the mountains of Israel.
and brought him before the king of Babylon.
They held him in captivity,
so his voice could never again be heard
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.
“Your mother was like a vine
planted by the water’s edge.
It had lush, green foliage
because of the abundant water.
planted by the water’s edge.
It had lush, green foliage
because of the abundant water.
‘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.
Its branches became strong —
strong enough to be a ruler’s scepter.
It grew very tall,
towering above all others.
It stood out because of its height
and its many lush branches.
strong enough to be a ruler’s scepter.
It grew very tall,
towering above all others.
It stood out because of its height
and its many lush branches.
‘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.
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.
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.
‘And now it is planted in the wilderness,
In a dry and thirsty land.
In a dry and thirsty land.
Now the vine is transplanted to the wilderness,
where the ground is hard and dry.
where the ground is hard and dry.
‘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.
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.”
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.”