Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 19

1“As for youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859,take upשָׂ֣אsa'H5375a lamentקִינָ֔הki.NahH7015forאֶל־'el-H413the princesנְשִׂיאֵ֖יne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478

2and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559: ‘Whatמָ֤הmahH4100was your motherאִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH517?A lionessלְבִיָּ֔אle.vi.Ya'H3833amongבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738!She lay downרָבָ֑צָהra.Va.tzahH7257amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the young lionsכְּפִרִ֖יםke.fi.RimH3715;she rearedרִבְּתָ֥הri.be.TahH7235her cubsגוּרֶֽיהָ׃gu.Rei.haH1482.

3She brought upוַתַּ֛עַלva.Ta.'alH5927oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of her cubsמִגֻּרֶ֖יהָmi.gu.Rei.haH1482,and he becameהָיָ֑הha.YahH1961a young lionכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715.After learningוַיִּלְמַ֥דvai.yil.MadH3925to tearלִטְרָף־lit.rof-H2963hispreyטֶ֖רֶףTe.refH2964,he devouredאָכָֽל׃'a.KhalH398menאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120.

4When the nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of himאֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413,he was trappedנִתְפָּ֑שׂnit.PasH8610in their pitבְּשַׁחְתָּ֣םbe.shach.TamH7845.With hooksבַֽחַחִ֖יםva.cha.ChimH2397they led him awayוַיְבִאֻ֥הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935toאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5When she sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588she had waited in vainנֽוֹחֲלָ֔הno.cha.LahH3176,that her hopeתִּקְוָתָ֑הּtik.va.TahH8615was lostאָבְדָ֖ה'a.ve.DahH6,she tookוַתִּקַּ֛חva.ti.KachH3947anotherאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of her cubsמִגֻּרֶ֖יהָmi.gu.Rei.haH1482and made himשָׂמָֽתְהוּ׃sa.Ma.te.huH7760a young lionכְּפִ֥ירke.FirH3715.

6He prowledוַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְvai.yit.ha.LekhH1980amongבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738,and becameהָיָ֑הha.YahH1961a young lionכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715.After learningוַיִּלְמַ֥דvai.yil.MadH3925to tearלִטְרָף־lit.rof-H2963hispreyטֶ֖רֶףTe.refH2964,he devouredאָכָֽל׃'a.KhalH398menאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120.

7He broke downוַיֵּ֙דַע֙vai.Ye.da'H3045their strongholdsאַלְמְנוֹתָ֔יו'al.me.no.TavH490and devastatedהֶחֱרִ֑יבhe.che.RivH2717their citiesוְעָרֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.rei.HemH5892.The landאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776and everything in itוּמְלֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393shudderedוַתֵּ֤שַׁםva.Te.shamH3456at the soundמִקּ֖וֹלmi.KolH6963of his roaringשַׁאֲגָתֽוֹ׃sha.'a.ga.ToH7581.

8Then the nationsגּוֹיִ֛םgo.YimH1471set outוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414against himעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921from the provincesמִמְּדִינ֑וֹתmi.me.di.NotH4082on every sideסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439.They spreadוַֽיִּפְרְשׂ֥וּvai.yif.re.SuH6566their netרִשְׁתָּ֖םrish.TamH7568over himעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921;he was trappedנִתְפָּֽשׂ׃nit.PasH8610in their pitבְּשַׁחְתָּ֥םbe.shach.TamH7845.

9With hooksבַּֽחַחִ֔יםba.cha.ChimH2397they caged himוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֤הוּ בַסּוּגַר֙vai.yi.te.Nu.hu va.su.GarH5414 H5474and brought himוַיְבִאֻ֖הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894.They brought himיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙ye.vi.'U.huH935into captivityבַּמְּצֹד֔וֹתba.me.tzo.DotH4685so thatלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616his roarקוֹל֛וֹko.LoH6963was heardיִשָּׁמַ֥עyi.sha.Ma'H8085noלֹא־lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750onאֶל־'el-H413the mountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

10Your motherאִמְּךָ֥'i.me.KhaH517was like a vineכַגֶּ֛פֶןkha.Ge.fenH1612in your vineyardבְּדָמְךָ֖be.da.me.KhaH1818,plantedשְׁתוּלָ֑הshe.tu.LahH8362byעַל־'al-H5921the waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325;it wasהָיְתָ֖הha.ye.TahH1961fruitfulפֹּֽרִיָּה֙po.ri.YahH6509and full of branchesוַֽעֲנֵפָ֔הva.'a.ne.FahH6058because of the abundantרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersמִמַּ֥יִםmi.Ma.yimH4325.

11It hadוַיִּֽהְיוּ־vai.yih.yu-H1961strongעֹ֗ז'OzH5797branchesמַטּ֣וֹתma.TotH4294,fit forאֶל־'el-H413a ruler’sמֹֽשְׁלִ֔יםmo.she.LimH4910scepterשִׁבְטֵי֙shiv.TeiH7626.It toweredוַתִּגְבַּ֥הּva.tig.BahH1361highקֽוֹמָת֖וֹko.ma.ToH6967aboveעַל־ בֵּ֣ין'al- beinH5921 H996the thick branchesעֲבֹתִ֑ים'a.vo.TimH5688,conspicuousוַיֵּרָ֣אvai.ye.Ra'H7200for its heightבְגָבְה֔וֹve.ga.ve.HoH1363and for its denseבְּרֹ֖בbe.RoH7230foliageדָּלִיֹּתָֽיו׃da.li.yo.TavH1808.

12But it was uprootedוַתֻּתַּ֤שׁva.tu.TashH5428in furyבְּחֵמָה֙be.che.MahH2534,cast downהֻשְׁלָ֔כָהhush.La.khahH7993to the groundלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and the eastהַקָּדִ֖יםha.ka.DimH6921windוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307dried upהוֹבִ֣ישׁho.VishH3001its fruitפִּרְיָ֑הּpir.YahH6529.Its strongעֻזָּ֖הּ'u.ZahH5797branchesמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294were stripped offהִתְפָּרְק֧וּhit.pa.re.KuH6561and they witheredוְיָבֵ֛שׁוּve.ya.Ve.shuH3001;the fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784consumed themאֲכָלָֽתְהוּ׃'a.kha.La.te.huH398.

13Nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258it is plantedשְׁתוּלָ֣הshe.tu.LahH8362in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֑רva.mid.BarH4057,in a dryצִיָּ֥הtzi.YahH6723and thirstyוְצָמָֽא׃ve.tza.Ma'H6772landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

14Fireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784has gone outוַתֵּצֵ֨אva.te.Tze'H3318from its main branchמִמַּטֵּ֤ה בַדֶּ֙יהָ֙mi.ma.Teh va.Dei.haH4294 H905and devouredאָכָ֔לָה'a.Kha.lahH398its fruitפִּרְיָ֣הּpir.YahH6529; on itnoוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808strongעֹ֖ז'ozH5797branchמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294remainsהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961fit for a ruler’sלִמְשׁ֑וֹלlim.SholH4910scepterשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626.’Thisהִ֖יאhi'H1931is a lamentקִ֥ינָהKi.nahH7015and shall be usedוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961as a lamentלְקִינָֽה׃ פle.ki.NahH7015.”

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