Ezekiel 19:10–14

¹⁰Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard,^b

planted by the water;

it was fruitful and full of branches

because of the abundant waters.

¹¹It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter.

It towered high above the thick branches,

conspicuous for its height

and for its dense foliage.

¹²But it was uprooted in fury,

cast down to the ground,

and the east wind dried up its fruit.

Its strong branches were stripped off

and they withered;

the fire consumed them.

¹³Now it is planted in the wilderness,

in a dry and thirsty land.

¹⁴Fire has gone out from its main branch

and devoured its fruit;

on it no strong branch remains

fit for a ruler’s scepter.’

This is a lament and shall be used as a lament.”