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| 19:1 | And thou, lift up a lamentation unto princes of Israel, |
| 19:2 | and thou hast said: What `is' thy mother? -- a lioness, Among lions she hath crouched down, In the midst of young lions she hath multiplied her whelps. |
| 19:3 | And she bringeth up one of her whelps, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured. |
| 19:4 | And hear of it do nations, In their pit it hath been caught, And they bring it in with chains unto the land of Egypt. |
| 19:5 | And she seeth, that stayed -- perished hath her hope, And she taketh one of her whelps, A young lion she hath made it. |
| 19:6 | And it goeth up and down in the midst of lions, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured. |
| 19:7 | And it knoweth his forsaken habitations, And their cities it hath laid waste, And desolate is the land and its fulness, Because of the voice of his roaring. |
| 19:8 | And set against it do nations Round about from the provinces. And they spread out for it their net, In their pit it hath been caught. |
| 19:9 | And they put it in prison -- in chains, And they bring it unto the king of Babylon, They bring it in unto bulwarks, So that its voice is not heard any more On mountains of Israel. |
| 19:10 | Thy mother `is' as a vine in thy blood by waters planted, Fruitful and full of boughs it hath been, Because of many waters. |
| 19:11 | And it hath strong rods for sceptres of rulers, And high is its stature above thick branches, And it appeareth in its height In the multitude of its thin shoots. |
| 19:12 | And it is plucked up in fury, To the earth it hath been cast, And the east wind hath dried up its fruit, Broken and withered hath been the rod of its strength, Fire hath consumed it. |
| 19:13 | And now -- it is planted in a wilderness, In a land dry and thirsty. |
| 19:14 | And go forth doth fire from a rod of its boughs, Its fruit it hath devoured, And it hath no rod of strength -- a sceptre to rule, Lamentation it `is' -- and it is for a lamentation!' |
| 19:1 | Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, |
| 19:2 | And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. |
| 19:3 | And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men. |
| 19:4 | The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt. |
| 19:5 | Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. |
| 19:6 | And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men. |
| 19:7 | And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring. |
| 19:8 | Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit. |
| 19:9 | And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel. |
| 19:10 | Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters. |
| 19:11 | And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches. |
| 19:12 | But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them. |
| 19:13 | And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground. |
| 19:14 | And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation. |
| 19:1 | And you take up a lament for the rulers of Israel, |
| 19:2 | and say, What is your mother? A lioness, she lay down among lions, among young lions she multiplied her cubs. |
| 19:3 | And she raised one of her cubs; he became a young lion and learned to tear the prey; he ate men. |
| 19:4 | And the nations heard of him. He was taken in their pit, and they brought him in chains to the land of Egypt. |
| 19:5 | And when she saw that she had waited, and her hope had been lost, then she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion. |
| 19:6 | And he went about among the lions. He became a young lion and learned to tear the prey; he ate men. |
| 19:7 | And he knew his widows, and he laid their cities waste, and the land and its fullness were desolated from the sound of his roaring. |
| 19:8 | Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit. |
| 19:9 | And they put him in a cage in chains and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into hunting nets so that his voice should not any longer be heard on the mountains of Israel. |
| 19:10 | Your mother is like a vine in your blood, planted by the waters. She was fruitful and full of branches because of many waters. |
| 19:11 | And there were rods to her, strong for the scepters of rulers, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches. And it was seen in her height, with the multitude of her branches. |
| 19:12 | But she was plucked in fury. She was thrown to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit. Her strong rods were torn away and withered; the fire burned her. |
| 19:13 | And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground. |
| 19:14 | And fire has gone out from a rod of her branches, it consumed her fruit, and there is not a strong rod in her to be a scepter to rule. It is a lament, and has become a lament. |
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