(A)They put him in a cage with [a]chains,
And brought him to the king of Babylon;
They brought him in nets,
That his voice should no longer be heard on (B)the mountains of Israel.

10 ‘Your mother was (C)like a vine in your [b]bloodline,
Planted by the waters,
(D)Fruitful and full of branches
Because of many waters.
11 She had strong branches for scepters of rulers.
(E)She towered in stature above the thick branches,
And was seen in her height amid the [c]dense foliage.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 19:9 Or hooks
  2. Ezekiel 19:10 Lit. blood, so with MT, Syr., Vg.; LXX like a flower on a pomegranate tree; Tg. in your likeness
  3. Ezekiel 19:11 Or many branches

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