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Ezekiel 19

Ezekiel 19:13

A Lament for the Princes of Israel · Ezekiel 19:1–14
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Translations

Modern
Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.
Traditional
And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.
Literal
And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a land of dryness and thirst.
Latin
Et nunc transplantata est in desertum, in terra invia et sitienti.

Original

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

Notes

Ezekiel 19:13–14

The fire that came from the vine’s own branches probably represents Zedekiah. That fire burned up the fruit. The fruit represents the land and the people.

After this destruction, no strong branch remained. There was no branch able to become a ruler’s scepter (a symbol of kingly authority). Zedekiah would not have an immediate successor.

Ezekiel 19:1–14

  • In the ancient Near East, a funeral song had a special rhythm and style. It usually praised the good qualities of the person who had died. It also compared past glory with the present loss.

    In this chapter, however, the people being mourned were not yet dead. The song does not praise them. Instead, it lists their sins and failures. This funeral song clearly shows that their judgment was certain and explains why it would happen.

  • The lion (Ezekiel 19:2–9) and the vine (19:10–14) were common pictures for Israel’s princes and for the royal family of Judah. These images would have been familiar to the people who first heard this message.

Ezekiel 15:1–24:14

This section includes eight metaphors, each showing from a different angle the certainty of Jerusalem's upcoming judgment. The images are of:

  1. a worthless vine (Ezekiel 15);

  2. a faithless wife (Ezekiel 16);

  3. a vine and two eagles (Ezekiel 17);

  4. Sour grapes (Ezekiel 18);

  5. a lion and her cubs (Ezekiel 19);

  6. a sword (Ezekiel 21);

  7. two corrupt sisters (Ezekiel 23); and

  8. a cooking pot (Ezekiel 24).

Events

Glossary

Ezekiel, Book of Scepter

Topics

Grape: Parables of the Vine Parables of the Vine Symbols and Similitudes: A Vine Vine: Parables of