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Lament for the Princes of Israel

19 “And you, sing[a] a lament for the princes of Israel, and say:

“‘What a lioness was your mother among the lions!
She lay among young lions;[b] she reared her cubs.
She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion.
He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 19:1 tn Heb “lift up.”
  2. Ezekiel 19:2 sn 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. The background for Judah being compared to lions seems to be Gen 49:9.
  3. Ezekiel 19:3 tn Heb “a man.”