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19:1  Ezekiel, sing a funeral song for two of Israel's leaders:
19:2  Your mother was a brave lioness who raised her cubs among lions.
19:3  She taught one of them to hunt, and he learned to eat people.
19:4  When the nations heard of him, they trapped him in a pit, then they used hooks to drag him to Egypt.
19:5  His mother waited for him to return. But soon she lost all hope and raised another cub, who also became fierce.
19:6  He hunted with other lions and learned to eat people.
19:7  He destroyed fortresses and ruined towns; his mighty roar terrified everyone.
19:8  Nations plotted to kill him, and people came from all over to spread out a net and catch him in a trap.
19:9  They put him in a cage and took him to Babylonia. The lion was locked away, so that his mighty roar would never again be heard on Israel's hills.
19:10  Your mother was a vine like you, growing near a stream. There was plenty of water, so she was filled with branches and with lots of fruit.
19:11  Her strong branches became symbols of authority, and she was taller than all other trees— everyone could see how strong and healthy she was.
19:12  But in anger, I pulled her up by the roots and threw her to the ground, where the scorching desert wind dried out her fruit. Her strong branches wilted and burned up.
19:13  Then she was planted in a hot, dry desert,
19:14  where her stem caught fire, and flames burned her branches and fruit. Not one strong branch is left; she is stripped bare. This funeral song must be sung with sorrow.