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1 Moreover, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

2 and say, What was your mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the middle of the young lions she nourished her cubs.

3 She brought up one of her cubs: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

4 The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

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.

6 He went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

7 He knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and its fullness, because of the noise of his roaring.

8 Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces; and they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.

9 They put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into strongholds, that his voice should no more be heard on the mountains of Israel.

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.

11 It had strong rods for the scepters of those who bore rule, and their stature was exalted among the thick boughs, and they were seen in their height with the multitude of their branches.

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 rods were broken off and withered; the fire consumed them.

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

14 Fire is gone out of the rods of its branches, it has devoured its fruit, so that there is in it no strong rod to be a scepter to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.

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Hebrew interlinear — Ezekiel 19:1–14 (157 words)
1
  1. וְאַתָּה֙wĕʾattāhattah: thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youH859
  2. שָׂ֣אśāʾnasa': to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)H5375
  3. קִינָ֔הqînâqiynah: a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments)H7015
  4. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  5. נְשִׂיאֵ֖יnĕśîʾênasiy': (properly) an exalted one, i.e. a king or sheikH5387
  6. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
2
  1. וְאָמַרְתָּ֗wĕʾāmartāamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  2. מָ֤הmâmah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  3. אִמְּךָ֙ʾimmĕkāem: a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like H0001H517
  4. לְבִיָּ֔אlĕbiyyāʾlabiy': a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer)H3833
  5. בֵּ֥יןbênbeyn: a distinction; (but used only as a prep) between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles)H996
  6. אֲרָי֖וֹתʾărāyôtariy: a lionH738
  7. רָבָ֑צָהrābāṣârabats: to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal)H7257
  8. בְּת֥וֹךְbĕtôktavek: a bisection; (by implication) the centreH8432
  9. כְּפִרִ֖יםkĕpirîmkphiyr: a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)H3715
  10. רִבְּתָ֥הribbĕtârabah: to increase (in whatever respect)H7235
  11. גוּרֶֽיהָ׃gûrêhāguwr: a cub (as still abiding in the lair); (especially) a lion cubH1482
3
  1. וַתַּ֛עַלwattaʿal`alah: to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount)H5927
  2. אֶחָ֥דʾeḥādechad: (properly) united, i.e. one; (as an ordinal) firstH259
  3. מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָmiggurêhāguwr: a cub (as still abiding in the lair); (especially) a lion cubH1482
  4. כְּפִ֣ירkĕpîrkphiyr: a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)H3715
  5. הָיָ֑הhāyâhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  6. וַיִּלְמַ֥דwayyilmadlamad: (properly) to goad; (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)H3925
  7. לִטְרָףliṭrāptaraph: to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)H2963
  8. טֶ֖רֶףṭereptereph: something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, foodH2964
  9. אָדָ֥םʾādāmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  10. אָכָֽל׃ʾākālakal: to eat (literally or figuratively)H398
4
  1. וַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּwayyišmĕʿûshama`: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085
  2. אֵלָ֛יוʾēlāywel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  3. גּוֹיִ֖םgôyimgowy: a foreign nation; (hence) a GentileH1471
  4. בְּשַׁחְתָּ֣םbĕšaḥtāmshachath: a pit (especially as a trap); (figuratively) destructionH7845
  5. נִתְפָּ֑שׂnitpāśtaphas: to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlayH8610
  6. וַיְבִאֻ֥הוּwaybiʾuhûbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  7. בַֽחַחִ֖יםbaḥaḥîmchach: a ring for the nose (or lips)H2397
  8. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  9. אֶ֥רֶץʾereṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  10. מִצְרָֽיִם׃miṣrāyimMitsrayim: Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptH4714
5
  1. וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙wattēreʾra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  2. כִּ֣יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  3. נֽוֹחֲלָ֔הnôḥălâyachal: to wait; (by implication) to be patient, hopeH3176
  4. אָבְדָ֖הʾobdâabad: (properly) to wander away, i.e. lose oneselfH6
  5. תִּקְוָתָ֑הּtiqwātāhtiqvah: (literally) a cord (as an attachment); (figuratively) expectancyH8615
  6. וַתִּקַּ֛חwattiqqaḥlaqach: to take (in the widest variety of applications)H3947
  7. אֶחָ֥דʾeḥādechad: (properly) united, i.e. one; (as an ordinal) firstH259
  8. מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָmiggurêhāguwr: a cub (as still abiding in the lair); (especially) a lion cubH1482
  9. כְּפִ֥ירkĕpîrkphiyr: a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)H3715
  10. שָׂמָֽתְהוּ׃śāmātĕhûsuwm: to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)H7760
6
  1. וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְwayyithallēkhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  2. בְּתוֹךְbĕtôktavek: a bisection; (by implication) the centreH8432
  3. אֲרָי֖וֹתʾărāyôtariy: a lionH738
  4. כְּפִ֣ירkĕpîrkphiyr: a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)H3715
  5. הָיָ֑הhāyâhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  6. וַיִּלְמַ֥דwayyilmadlamad: (properly) to goad; (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)H3925
  7. לִטְרָףliṭrāptaraph: to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)H2963
  8. טֶ֖רֶףṭereptereph: something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, foodH2964
  9. אָדָ֥םʾādāmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
  10. אָכָֽל׃ʾākālakal: to eat (literally or figuratively)H398
7
  1. וַיֵּ֙דַע֙wayyēdaʿyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  2. אַלְמְנוֹתָ֔יוʾalmĕnôtāywalmanah: a widow; (also) a desolate placeH490
  3. וְעָרֵיהֶ֖םwĕʿārêhem`iyr: a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)H5892
  4. הֶחֱרִ֑יבheḥĕrîbcharab: to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, killH2717
  5. וַתֵּ֤שַׁםwattēšamyasham: to lie wasteH3456
  6. אֶ֙רֶץ֙ʾereṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  7. וּמְלֹאָ֔הּûmĕlōʾāhmlo': fullness (literally or figuratively)H4393
  8. מִקּ֖וֹלmiqqôlqowl: a voice or soundH6963
  9. שַׁאֲגָתֽוֹ׃šaʾăgātôshagah: a rumbling or moanH7581
8
  1. וַיִּתְּנ֨וּwayyittĕnûnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  2. עָלָ֥יוʿālāyw`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  3. גּוֹיִ֛םgôyimgowy: a foreign nation; (hence) a GentileH1471
  4. סָבִ֖יבsābîbcabiyb: (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environsH5439
  5. מִמְּדִינ֑וֹתmimmĕdînôtmdiynah: (properly) a judgeship, i.e. jurisdictionH4082
  6. וַֽיִּפְרְשׂ֥וּwayyiprĕśûparas: to break apart, disperse, etcH6566
  7. עָלָ֛יוʿālāyw`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  8. רִשְׁתָּ֖םrištāmresheth: a net (as catching animals)H7568
  9. בְּשַׁחְתָּ֥םbĕšaḥtāmshachath: a pit (especially as a trap); (figuratively) destructionH7845
  10. נִתְפָּֽשׂ׃nitpāśtaphas: to manipulate, i.e. seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlayH8610
9
  1. וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֤הוּwayyittĕnuhûnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  2. בַסּוּגַר֙bassûgarcuwgar: an inclosure, i.e. cage (for an animal)H5474
  3. בַּֽחַחִ֔יםbaḥaḥîmchach: a ring for the nose (or lips)H2397
  4. וַיְבִאֻ֖הוּwaybiʾuhûbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  5. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  6. מֶ֣לֶךְmelekmelek: a kingH4428
  7. בָּבֶ֑לbābelBabel: confusion; Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireH894
  8. יְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙yĕbiʾuhûbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  9. בַּמְּצֹד֔וֹתbammĕṣōdôtmatsowd: a net (for capturing animals or fishes); (by interchange for H4679) a fastness or (beseiging) towerH4685
  10. לְמַ֗עַןlĕmaʿanma`an: (properly) heed, i.e. purposeH4616
  11. לֹאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  12. יִשָּׁמַ֥עyiššāmaʿshama`: to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085
  13. קוֹל֛וֹqôlôqowl: a voice or soundH6963
  14. ע֖וֹדʿôd`owd: (properly) iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly...H5750
  15. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  16. הָרֵ֥יhārêhar: a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)H2022
  17. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiśrāʾēlYisra'el: he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478
10
  1. אִמְּךָ֥ʾimmĕkāem: a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like H0001H517
  2. כַגֶּ֛פֶןkaggepengephen: a vine (as twining), especially the grapeH1612
  3. בְּדָמְךָ֖bĕdomkādam: blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animalH1818
  4. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  5. מַ֣יִםmayimmayim: water; (figuratively) juiceH4325
  6. שְׁתוּלָ֑הšĕtûlâshathal: to transplantH8362
  7. פֹּֽרִיָּה֙pōriyyāhparah: to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)H6509
  8. וַֽעֲנֵפָ֔הwaʿănēpâ`aneph: branchingH6058
  9. הָיְתָ֖הhāytâhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  10. מִמַּ֥יִםmimmayimmayim: water; (figuratively) juiceH4325
  11. רַבִּֽים׃rabbîmrab: abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)H7227
11
  1. וַיִּֽהְיוּwayyihĕyûhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  2. לָ֞הּlāh
  3. מַטּ֣וֹתmaṭṭôtmatteh: a branch (as extending); (figuratively) a tribeH4294
  4. עֹ֗זʿōz`oz: strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)H5797
  5. אֶלʾelel: (properly) denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e. near, with or amongH413
  6. שִׁבְטֵי֙šibṭēyshebet: a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a...H7626
  7. מֹֽשְׁלִ֔יםmōšĕlîmmashal: to ruleH4910
  8. וַתִּגְבַּ֥הּwattigbahgabahh: to soar; be loftyH1361
  9. קֽוֹמָת֖וֹqômātôqowmah: heightH6967
  10. עַלʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  11. בֵּ֣יןbênbeyn: a distinction; (but used only as a prep) between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles)H996
  12. עֲבֹתִ֑יםʿăbōtîm`aboth: something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliageH5688
  13. וַיֵּרָ֣אwayyērāʾra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
  14. בְגָבְה֔וֹbĕgobhôgobahh: elation, grandeur, arroganceH1363
  15. בְּרֹ֖בbĕrōbrob: abundance (in any respect)H7230
  16. דָּלִיֹּתָֽיו׃dāliyyōtāywdaliyah: something dangling, i.e. a boughH1808
12
  1. וַתֻּתַּ֤שׁwattuttašnathash: to tear awayH5428
  2. בְּחֵמָה֙bĕḥēmāhchemah: heat; (figuratively) anger, poison (from its fever)H2534
  3. לָאָ֣רֶץlāʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  4. הֻשְׁלָ֔כָהhušlākâshalak: to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)H7993
  5. וְר֥וּחַwĕrûaḥruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
  6. הַקָּדִ֖יםhaqqādîmqadiym: the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)H6921
  7. הוֹבִ֣ישׁhôbîšyabesh: to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)H3001
  8. פִּרְיָ֑הּpiryāhpriy: fruit (literally or figuratively)H6529
  9. הִתְפָּרְק֧וּhitporqûparaq: to break off or crunch; (figuratively) to deliverH6561
  10. וְיָבֵ֛שׁוּwĕyābēšûyabesh: to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)H3001
  11. מַטֵּ֥הmaṭṭēmatteh: a branch (as extending); (figuratively) a tribeH4294
  12. עֻזָּ֖הּʿuzzāh`oz: strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)H5797
  13. אֵ֥שׁʾēšesh: fire (literally or figuratively)H784
  14. אֲכָלָֽתְהוּ׃ʾăkālātĕhûakal: to eat (literally or figuratively)H398
13
  1. וְעַתָּ֖הwĕʿattâ`attah: at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletiveH6258
  2. שְׁתוּלָ֣הšĕtûlâshathal: to transplantH8362
  3. בַמִּדְבָּ֑רbammidbārmidbar: a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven)H4057
  4. בְּאֶ֖רֶץbĕʾereṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
  5. צִיָּ֥הṣiyyâtsiyah: aridity; (concretely) a desertH6723
  6. וְצָמָֽא׃wĕṣāmāʾtsama': thirst (literally or figuratively)H6772
14
  1. וַתֵּצֵ֨אwattēṣēʾyatsa': to go out; (causatively) to bring outH3318
  2. אֵ֜שׁʾēšesh: fire (literally or figuratively)H784
  3. מִמַּטֵּ֤הmimmaṭṭēmatteh: a branch (as extending); (figuratively) a tribeH4294
  4. בַדֶּ֙יהָ֙baddêhābad: (properly) separation; (by implication) a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carryingH905
  5. פִּרְיָ֣הּpiryāhpriy: fruit (literally or figuratively)H6529
  6. אָכָ֔לָהʾākālâakal: to eat (literally or figuratively)H398
  7. וְלֹאwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  8. הָ֥יָהhāyâhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  9. בָ֛הּbāh
  10. מַטֵּהmaṭṭēmatteh: a branch (as extending); (figuratively) a tribeH4294
  11. עֹ֖זʿōz`oz: strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)H5797
  12. שֵׁ֣בֶטšēbeṭshebet: a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a...H7626
  13. לִמְשׁ֑וֹלlimšôlmashal: to ruleH4910
  14. קִ֥ינָהqînâqiynah: a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments)H7015
  15. הִ֖יאhîʾhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  16. וַתְּהִ֥יwattĕhîhayah: to exist; to be or becomeH1961
  17. לְקִינָֽה׃lĕqînâqiynah: a dirge (as accompanied by beating the breasts or on instruments)H7015

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Strong's words in Ezekiel 19 (6)
Strong's H1961 — הָיָ֑ה (hāyâ)
hayah (haw-yaw) v. 1. to exist 2. to be or become 3. to come into being, i.e. to happen, to occur (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) [a primitive root] KJV: beacon, X altogether, be. Appears 6 times in Ezekiel 19.
Strong's H3715 — כְּפִרִ֖ים (kĕpirîm)
kphiyr (kef-eer') n-m. 1. a village (as covered in by walls) 2. also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane) [from H3722] KJV: (young) lion, village. Root(s): H3722 Compare: H3723. Appears 4 times in Ezekiel 19.
Strong's H398 — אָכָֽל׃ (ʾākāl)
akal (aw-kal') v. 1. to eat (literally or figuratively) [a primitive root] KJV: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.. Appears 4 times in Ezekiel 19.
Strong's H4294 — מַטּ֣וֹת (maṭṭôt)
matteh (mat-teh') (or (feminine) mattah {mat-taw'}) n-m. 1. a branch (as extending) 2. (figuratively) a tribe 3. also a rod, whether for chastising (figuratively, correction), ruling (a sceptre), throwing (a lance), or walking (a staff 4. (figuratively) a support of life, e.g. bread) [from H5186] KJV: rod, staff, tribe. Root(s): H5186. Appears 4 times in Ezekiel 19.
Strong's H776 — אֶ֥רֶץ (ʾereṣ)
erets (eh'-rets) n-f. 1. the earth (at large, or partitively a land) [from an unused root probably meaning to be firm] KJV: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.. Appears 4 times in Ezekiel 19.
Strong's H1482 — גוּרֶֽיהָ׃ (gûrêhā)
guwr (goor) (or (shortened) gur {goor}) n-m. 1. a cub (as still abiding in the lair) 2. (especially) a lion cub [perhaps from H1481] KJV: whelp, young one. Root(s): H1481. Appears 3 times in Ezekiel 19.

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