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cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../ezekiel/18.htm" title="Ezekiel 18">◄</a> Ezekiel 19 <a href="../ezekiel/20.htm" title="Ezekiel 20">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Bible Revised Edition</td><td width="1%" valign="top"></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><section id="ch33019" class="chapter"> <h1 id="cn33019" class="cn"></h1> <section> <h2 class="ahaft">Allegory of the Lions<a id="rfn33019000-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn33019000-1">*</a></h2> <p class="pf"><span id="v33019001" class="ver">1</span>As for you, raise a lamentation over the princes of Israel, <span id="v33019002" class="ver">2</span>and say:</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf">What a lioness was your mother,</p> <p class="sl1">a lion among lions!</p> <p class="sl">She made her lair among young lions,</p> <p class="sl1">to raise her cubs;</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33019003" class="ver">3</span>One cub she raised up,</p> <p class="sl1">a young lion he became;</p> <p class="sl">He learned to tear apart prey,</p> <p class="sl1">he devoured people.<a id="ren33019003-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33019003-a">a</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33019004" class="ver">4</span>Nations heard about him;</p> <p class="sl1">in their pit he was caught;</p> <p class="sl">They took him away with hooks</p> <p class="sl1">to the land of Egypt.<a id="rfn33019004-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn33019004-1">*</a> <a id="ren33019004-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33019004-b">b</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33019005" class="ver">5</span>When she realized she had waited in vain,</p> <p class="sl1">she lost hope.</p> <p class="sl">She took another of her cubs,</p> <p class="sl1">and made him a young lion.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33019006" class="ver">6</span>He prowled among the lions,</p> <p class="sl1">became a young lion;</p> <p class="sl">He learned to tear apart prey,</p> <p class="sl1">he devoured people.<a id="ren33019006-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33019006-c">c</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33019007" class="ver">7</span>He ravaged their strongholds,</p> <p class="sl1">laid waste their cities.</p> <p class="sl">The earth and everything in it were terrified</p> <p class="sl1">at the sound of his roar.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33019008" class="ver">8</span>Nations laid out against him</p> <p class="sl1">snares all around;</p> <p class="sl">They spread their net for him,</p> <p class="sl1">in their pit he was caught.<a id="ren33019008-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33019008-d">d</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33019009" class="ver">9</span>They put him in fetters and took him away</p> <p class="sl1">to the king of Babylon,</p> <p class="sl">So his roar would no longer be heard</p> <p class="sl1">on the mountains of Israel.</p> </div> </section> <section> <h2 class="ah">Allegory of the Vine Branch</h2> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v33019010" class="ver">10</span>Your mother was like a leafy vine<a id="rfn33019010-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn33019010-1">*</a></p> <p class="sl1">planted by water,</p> <p class="sl">Fruitful and full of branches</p> <p class="sl1">because of abundant water.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33019011" class="ver">11</span>One strong branch grew</p> <p class="sl1">into a royal scepter.</p> <p class="sl">So tall it towered among the clouds,</p> <p class="sl1">conspicuous in height,</p> <p class="sl1">with dense foliage.<a id="ren33019011-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33019011-e">e</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33019012" class="ver">12</span>But she was torn out in fury</p> <p class="sl1">and flung to the ground;</p> <p class="sl">The east wind withered her up,</p> <p class="sl1">her fruit was plucked away;</p> <p class="sl">Her strongest branch dried up,</p> <p class="sl1">fire devoured it.<a id="ren33019012-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33019012-f">f</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33019013" class="ver">13</span>Now she is planted in a wilderness,</p> <p class="sl1">in a dry, parched land.<a id="ren33019013-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en33019013-g">g</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v33019014" class="ver">14</span>Fire flashed from her branch,</p> <p class="sl1">and devoured her shoots;</p> <p class="sl">Now she does not have a strong branch,</p> <p class="sl1l">a royal scepter!</p> </div> <p>This is a lamentation and serves as a lamentation.</p> </section> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div 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