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11 And it had [a](A)strong thick branches fit for scepters of rulers,
And its (B)height was exalted above the clouds
So that it was seen in its exaltedness with the mass of its foliage.
12 But it was (C)uprooted in wrath;
It was (D)cast down to the ground;
And the (E)east wind dried up its fruit.
Its [b](F)strong thick branch [c]was torn off
So that [d]it dried up;
The fire consumed it.
13 So now it is planted in the (G)wilderness,
In a dry and thirsty land.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 19:11 Lit rods of strength
  2. Ezekiel 19:12 Lit rods of her strength
  3. Ezekiel 19:12 As in Gr; M.T. they were
  4. Ezekiel 19:12 As in Gr; M.T. they

11 Its branches were strong,
    fit for a ruler’s scepter.
It towered high
    above the thick foliage,
conspicuous for its height
    and for its many branches.(A)
12 But it was uprooted(B) in fury
    and thrown to the ground.
The east wind(C) made it shrivel,
    it was stripped of its fruit;
its strong branches withered
    and fire consumed them.(D)
13 Now it is planted in the desert,(E)
    in a dry and thirsty land.(F)

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