New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 19

Lament for the Princes of Israel

1“As for you, takeשָׂ֣אsa'H5375up alamentationקִינָ֔הki.NahH7015for theprincesנְשִׂיאֵ֖יne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478

2and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Whatמָ֤הmahH4100was your motherאִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH517?A lionessלְבִיָּ֔אle.vi.Ya'H3833amongבֵּ֥יןbeinH996lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738!She layH7257downרָבָ֑צָהra.Va.tzahH7257amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432youngכְּפִרִ֖יםke.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715,She rearedרִבְּתָ֥הri.be.TahH7235her cubsגוּרֶֽיהָ׃gu.Rei.haH1482.

3When she broughtוַתַּ֛עַלva.Ta.'alH5927up oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of her cubsמִגֻּרֶ֖יהָmi.gu.Rei.haH1482,He becameהָיָ֑הha.YahH1961a lionכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715,And he learnedוַיִּלְמַ֥דvai.yil.MadH3925to tearלִטְרָף־lit.rof-H2963hispreyטֶ֖רֶףTe.refH2964;He devouredאָכָֽל׃'a.KhalH398menאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120.

4Then nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085aboutH413him;He was capturedנִתְפָּ֑שׂnit.PasH8610in their pitבְּשַׁחְתָּ֣םbe.shach.TamH7845, And theybroughtוַיְבִאֻ֥הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935him with hooksבַֽחַחִ֖יםva.cha.ChimH2397To the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5When she sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200,as she waitedנֽוֹחֲלָ֔הno.cha.LahH3176, Thather hopeתִּקְוָתָ֑הּtik.va.TahH8615was lostאָבְדָ֖ה'a.ve.DahH6,She tookוַתִּקַּ֛חva.ti.KachH3947anotherאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of her cubsמִגֻּרֶ֖יהָmi.gu.Rei.haH1482And madeשָׂמָֽתְהוּ׃sa.Ma.te.huH7760him a youngכְּפִ֥ירke.FirH3715lionH3715.

6And hewalkedוַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְvai.yit.ha.LekhH1980about amongבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738;He becameהָיָ֑הha.YahH1961a youngכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715lionH3715,He learnedוַיִּלְמַ֥דvai.yil.MadH3925to tearלִטְרָף־lit.rof-H2963hispreyטֶ֖רֶףTe.refH2964;He devouredאָכָֽל׃'a.KhalH398menאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120.

7HedestroyedH7489theirfortifiedאַלְמְנוֹתָ֔יו'al.me.no.TavH490towersH759And laidH2717wasteהֶחֱרִ֑יבhe.che.RivH2717their citiesוְעָרֵיהֶ֖םve.'a.rei.HemH5892;And the landאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776and its fullnessוּמְלֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393were appalledוַתֵּ֤שַׁםva.Te.shamH3456BecauseH4480of the soundמִקּ֖וֹלmi.KolH6963of his roaringשַׁאֲגָתֽוֹ׃sha.'a.ga.ToH7581.

8Thennationsגּוֹיִ֛םgo.YimH1471setוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414againstעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921himOn everyH5439sideH5439from theirprovincesמִמְּדִינ֑וֹתmi.me.di.NotH4082,And they spreadוַֽיִּפְרְשׂ֥וּvai.yif.re.SuH6566their netרִשְׁתָּ֖םrish.TamH7568overעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921him;He was capturedנִתְפָּֽשׂ׃nit.PasH8610in their pitבְּשַׁחְתָּ֥םbe.shach.TamH7845.

9They putוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֤הוּvai.yi.te.Nu.huH5414him in a cageבַסּוּגַר֙va.su.GarH5474with hooksבַּֽחַחִ֔יםba.cha.ChimH2397Andbroughtוַיְבִאֻ֖הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935him to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894;They broughtיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙ye.vi.'U.huH935him in huntingH4685netsH4685Soלְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that his voiceקוֹל֛וֹko.LoH6963would be heardיִשָּׁמַ֥עyi.sha.Ma'H8085noלֹא־lo'-H3808moreע֖וֹדodH5750On the mountainsהָרֵ֥יha.ReiH2022of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

10Your motherאִמְּךָ֥'i.me.KhaH517waslike a vineכַגֶּ֛פֶןkha.Ge.fenH1612in your vineyard,Plantedשְׁתוּלָ֑הshe.tu.LahH8362by the watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325;It was fruitfulפֹּֽרִיָּה֙po.ri.YahH6509and fullH6058of branchesH6058BecauseH4480of abundantרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersמִמַּ֥יִםmi.Ma.yimH4325.

11And it hadוַיִּֽהְיוּ־vai.yih.yu-H1961strongעֹ֗ז'OzH5797branchesמַטּ֣וֹתma.TotH4294fitfor sceptersשִׁבְטֵי֙shiv.TeiH7626of rulersמֹֽשְׁלִ֔יםmo.she.LimH4910, And itsheightקֽוֹמָת֖וֹko.ma.ToH6967was raisedוַתִּגְבַּ֥הּva.tig.BahH1361aboveעַל־ בֵּ֣ין'al- beinH5921 H996the cloudsעֲבֹתִ֑ים'a.vo.TimH5688So that it was seenוַיֵּרָ֣אvai.ye.Ra'H7200in its heightבְגָבְה֔וֹve.ga.ve.HoH1363with the massבְּרֹ֖בbe.RoH7230of its branchesדָּלִיֹּתָֽיו׃da.li.yo.TavH1808.

12But it waspluckedוַתֻּתַּ֤שׁva.tu.TashH5428up in furyבְּחֵמָה֙be.che.MahH2534; It wascastH7993downהֻשְׁלָ֔כָהhush.La.khahH7993to the groundלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776; And theeastהַקָּדִ֖יםha.ka.DimH6921windוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307driedהוֹבִ֣ישׁho.VishH3001up its fruitפִּרְיָ֑הּpir.YahH6529. Itsstrongעֻזָּ֖הּ'u.ZahH5797branchמַטֵּ֥הma.TehH4294was tornH6561offH6561So thatit witheredוְיָבֵ֛שׁוּve.ya.Ve.shuH3001;The fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784consumedאֲכָלָֽתְהוּ׃'a.kha.La.te.huH398it.

13And nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258it is plantedשְׁתוּלָ֣הshe.tu.LahH8362in thewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֑רva.mid.BarH4057,In a dryצִיָּ֥הtzi.YahH6723and thirstyוְצָמָֽא׃ve.tza.Ma'H6772landבְּאֶ֖רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

14Andfireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784has goneוַתֵּצֵ֨אva.te.Tze'H3318out from itsbranchמִמַּטֵּ֤הmi.ma.TehH4294;It has consumedאָכָ֔לָה'a.Kha.lahH398its shootsH909andfruitפִּרְיָ֣הּpir.YahH6529, So that there is not in it astrongעֹ֖ז'ozH5797branchמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294,A scepterשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626to ruleלִמְשׁ֑וֹלlim.SholH4910.’”Thisהִ֖יאhi'H1931is a lamentationקִ֥ינָהKi.nahH7015,and has becomeH1961a lamentationלְקִינָֽה׃ פle.ki.NahH7015.

Lament for the Princes of Israel

Commentaries on Ezekiel 19