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1"Take up a lament concerning the princes of Israel

1“Sing this funeral song for the princes of Israel:

2and say: "'What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay down among them and reared her cubs.

2“What is your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among the young lions and reared her cubs.

3She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he became a man-eater.

3She raised one of her cubs to become a strong young lion. He learned to hunt and devour prey, and he became a man-eater.

4The nations heard about him, and he was trapped in their pit. They led him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

4Then the nations heard about him, and he was trapped in their pit. They led him away with hooks to the land of Egypt.

5"'When she saw her hope unfulfilled, her expectation gone, she took another of her cubs and made him a strong lion.

5“When the lioness saw that her hopes for him were gone, she took another of her cubs and taught him to be a strong young lion.

6He prowled among the lions, for he was now a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he became a man-eater.

6He prowled among the other lions and stood out among them in his strength. He learned to hunt and devour prey, and he, too, became a man-eater.

7He broke down their strongholds and devastated their towns. The land and all who were in it were terrified by his roaring.

7He demolished fortresses and destroyed their towns and cities. Their farms were desolated, and their crops were destroyed. The land and its people trembled in fear when they heard him roar.

8Then the nations came against him, those from regions round about. They spread their net for him, and he was trapped in their pit.

8Then the armies of the nations attacked him, surrounding him from every direction. They threw a net over him and captured him in their pit.

9With hooks they pulled him into a cage and brought him to the king of Babylon. They put him in prison, so his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.

9With hooks, they dragged him into a cage and brought him before the king of Babylon. They held him in captivity, so his voice could never again be heard on the mountains of Israel.

10"'Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of abundant water.

10“Your mother was like a vine planted by the water’s edge. It had lush, green foliage because of the abundant water.

11Its branches were strong, fit for a ruler's scepter. It towered high above the thick foliage, conspicuous for its height and for its many branches.

11Its branches became strong— strong enough to be a ruler’s scepter. It grew very tall, towering above all others. It stood out because of its height and its many lush branches.

12But it was uprooted in fury and thrown to the ground. The east wind made it shrivel, it was stripped of its fruit; its strong branches withered and fire consumed them.

12But the vine was uprooted in fury and thrown down to the ground. The desert wind dried up its fruit and tore off its strong branches, so that it withered and was destroyed by fire.

13Now it is planted in the desert, in a dry and thirsty land.

13Now the vine is transplanted to the wilderness, where the ground is hard and dry.

14Fire spread from one of its main branches and consumed its fruit. No strong branch is left on it fit for a ruler's scepter.' "This is a lament and is to be used as a lament."

14A fire has burst out from its branches and devoured its fruit. Its remaining limbs are not strong enough to be a ruler’s scepter. “This is a funeral song, and it will be used in a funeral.”

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