Ezekiel 19 : 1 (ERVEN)
The Lord said to me, "You must sing this sad song about the leaders of Israel.
Ezekiel 19 : 2 (ERVEN)
"'Your mother is like a female lion, lying there with the male lions. She went to lie down with the young male lions and had many babies.
Ezekiel 19 : 3 (ERVEN)
One of her cubs gets up. He has grown to be a strong young lion. He has learned to catch his food. He killed and ate a man.
Ezekiel 19 : 4 (ERVEN)
"'The people heard him roar, and they caught him in their trap. They put hooks in his mouth, and carried the young lion to Egypt.
Ezekiel 19 : 5 (ERVEN)
"'The mother lion had hoped that cub would become the leader, but now she has lost all hope. So she took another of her cubs and trained him to be a lion.
Ezekiel 19 : 6 (ERVEN)
He hunted with the adult lions and became a strong young lion. He learned to catch his food. He killed and ate a man.
Ezekiel 19 : 7 (ERVEN)
He attacked the palaces and destroyed the cities. Everyone in that country was too afraid to speak when hearing his growl.
Ezekiel 19 : 8 (ERVEN)
Then the people who lived around him set a trap for him, and they caught him in their trap.
Ezekiel 19 : 9 (ERVEN)
They put hooks on him and locked him up. They had him in their trap, so they took him to the king of Babylon. And now, you cannot hear his roar on the mountains of Israel.
Ezekiel 19 : 10 (ERVEN)
"'Your mother is like a grapevine planted near the water. She had plenty of water, so she grew many strong vines.
Ezekiel 19 : 11 (ERVEN)
Then she grew large branches. They were like a strong walking stick. They were like a king's scepter. The vine grew taller and taller. It had many branches and reached to the clouds.
Ezekiel 19 : 12 (ERVEN)
But the vine was pulled up by the roots, and thrown down to the ground. The hot east wind blew and dried its fruit. The strong branches broke, and they were thrown into the fire.
Ezekiel 19 : 13 (ERVEN)
"'Now that grapevine is planted in the desert. It is a very dry and thirsty land.
Ezekiel 19 : 14 (ERVEN)
A fire started in the large branch and spread to destroy all of its vines and fruit. So there was no strong walking stick. There was no king's scepter.' This was a sad song about death, and it was sung as a sad song about death."
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