Yehezkiel 19:1

Lament for the Princes of Israel

19:1 “And you, sing ¹  a lament for the princes of Israel,

Yehezkiel 19:3-6

19:3 She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion.

He learned to tear prey; he devoured people. ² 

19:4 The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit.

They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt. ³ 

19:5 “‘When she realized that she waited in vain, her hope was lost.

She took another of her cubs ⁴  and made him a young lion.

19:6 He walked about among the lions; he became a young lion.

He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.

[19:1]  ¹ tn Heb “lift up.”

[19:3]  ² tn Heb “a man.”

[19:4]  ³ sn The description applies to king Jehoahaz (2 Kgs 23:31-34; Jer 22:10-12).

[19:5]  ⁴ sn The identity of this second lion is unclear; the referent is probably Jehoiakim or Zedekiah. If the lioness is Hamutal, then Zedekiah is the lion described here.