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Ezekiel 19: A Song of Sadness

God told Ezekiel to take up a lamentation, a sad song, for the princes of Israel. In the song, their mother was a lioness who raised her cubs among young lions. One cub became a young lion who learned to catch prey, but the nations caught him and brought him with hooks to Egypt. She raised another cub, who also became fierce, but the nations spread their net over him and brought him to the king of Babylon. Then the song changes picture. The mother was like a fruitful vine planted by the waters, with strong branches fit for rulers. But she was plucked up in fury and cast down to the ground; the east wind dried up her fruit. Now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land, and has no strong branch to be a ruler's scepter. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

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World English Bible · 14 verses

  1. 1 “Moreover, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  2. 2 and say, ‘What was your mother? A lioness. She couched among lions, in the middle of the young lions she nourished her cubs.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  3. 3 She brought up one of her cubs. He became a young lion. He learned to catch the prey. He devoured men.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  4. 4 The nations also heard of him. He was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  5. 5 “‘Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her cubs, and made him a young lion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  6. 6 He went up and down among the lions. He became a young lion. He learned to catch the prey. He devoured men.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  7. 7 He knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities. The land was desolate with its fullness, because of the noise of his roaring.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  8. 8 Then the nations attacked him on every side from the provinces. They spread their net over him. He was taken in their pit.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  9. 9 They put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into strongholds, so that his voice should no more be heard on the mountains of Israel.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  10. 10 “‘Your mother was like a vine in your blood, planted by the waters. It was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  11. 11 It had strong branches for the scepters of those who ruled. Their stature was exalted among the thick boughs. They were seen in their height with the multitude of their branches.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  12. 12 But it was plucked up in fury. It was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were broken off and withered. The fire consumed them.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  13. 13 Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
  14. 14 Fire has gone out of its branches. It has devoured its fruit, so that there is in it no strong branch to be a scepter to rule.’ This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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A Vine by the Water

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Color the vine by the water. God cares when we are sad!

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Bible Verse

“‘Your mother was like a vine in your blood, planted by the waters. It was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.

Ezekiel 19:10 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God asked Ezekiel to sing a sad song. The kings of Israel had not followed God, and now there was much sadness. God cares when His people are sad. Let's tell God about anything that makes us sad.

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