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19:1  Raise a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
19:2  and say: What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay down among the young lions, rearing her cubs.
19:3  She raised up one of her cubs; he grew into a young lion, and he learned to tear apart his prey; he devoured men.
19:4  Then the nations sounded an alarm against him, and he was caught in their pit. They dragged him off with hooks to the land of Egypt.
19:5  When his mother saw that her hopes were thwarted and her expectations would not be fulfilled, she took another of her cubs and made a young lion of him.
19:6  He prowled among the lions and grew into a young lion. He learned to seize his prey; he devoured men.
19:7  He ravaged their strongholds and laid waste their cities. The land and all of its inhabitants were terrified at the sound of his roars.
19:8  The nations came forth against him from the surrounding regions. They spread their net over him, and he was trapped in their pit.
19:9  With hooks they dragged him into a cage and took him away to the king of Babylon. He was imprisoned, and his roars were no longer heard on the mountains of Israel.
19:10  Your mother was like a vine planted by the water. It was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant water.
19:11  Its branches were strong, suitable for a ruler’s scepter. It towered in stately height among the dense foliage. It was conspicuous for its height and its many branches.
19:12  However, it was uprooted in fury and thrown to the ground. Its strong branches became withered and were consumed by fire.
19:13  Now it has been transplanted to the desert, to a dry and thirsty land.
19:14  Fire burst forth from its stem, devouring its branches and fruit. It no longer has any strong branch that could serve as a ruler’s scepter. This is a lamentation, and it is used for this purpose.