Lament for the Princes of Israel

19 “As for you, take up a (A)lamentation for the (B)princes of Israel

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14 ‘And (A)fire has gone out from its branch;
It has consumed its shoots and fruit,
So that there is not in it a [a]strong branch,
A scepter to rule.’”

This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation.

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  1. Ezekiel 19:14 Lit rod of strength

“And you, son of man, (A)take up a lamentation over Tyre;

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32 “Moreover, in their wailing they will take up a (A)lamentation for you
And lament over you:
‘Who is like Tyre,
Like her who is silent in the midst of the sea?

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“Son of man, take up a (A)lamentation over Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him,

‘You [a]compared yourself to a young (B)lion of the nations,
Yet you are like the (C)monster in the seas;
And you (D)burst forth in your rivers
And muddied the waters with your feet
And [b]fouled their rivers.’”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 32:2 Or were like
  2. Ezekiel 32:2 Lit fouled by stamping

16 This is a (A)lamentation and they shall [a]chant it. The daughters of the nations shall [b]chant it. Over Egypt and over all her hordes they shall [c]chant it,” declares the Lord God.

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  1. Ezekiel 32:16 Or lament
  2. Ezekiel 32:16 Or lament
  3. Ezekiel 32:16 Or lament