Bible Compass
Log inGet started
Back to the chapter

Ezekiel 19:14

12 But 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.

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

Fire 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.”
Read the whole chapter

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Fire 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.”
KJV
And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
WEB
Fire has gone out of its branches. It has devoured its fruit, so that there is in it no strong branch to be a scepter to rule.’ This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.”
ASV
And fire is gone out of the rods of its branches, it hath devoured its fruit, so that there is in it no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
DARBY
and a fire is gone out of a rod of its branches, [which] hath devoured its fruit; so that it hath no strong rod to be a sceptre for ruling. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
BLB
And fire has gone out from a staff of her branches; it devoured her fruit, so that there should not be in her a staff of strength, a scepter for ruling.’ This [is] a lamentation, and it is for lamentation.”
ÅB
Og det gikk ut ild fra dets kvistede gren[^3]; den fortærte dets frukt, og det er ikke mere noen sterk gren på det til herskerspir. Dette er en klagesang, og til en klagesang skal det bli.
[^1]: Joakas.
[^2]: Jojakin.
[^3]: d.e. fra Sedekias; ESK 17, 13 fg.
OTB
Ild har kommet fra dens hovedgren og fortært dens skudd og frukt. Ingen sterk gren er igjen i den, egnet for en herskers septer.' Dette er en klagesang og skal brukes som en klagesang.
B1930
Og det gikk ut ild fra dets kvistede gren; den fortærte dets frukt, og det er ikke mere nogen sterk gren på det til herskerspir. Dette er en klagesang, og til en klagesang skal det bli. / < d.e. fra Sedekias; ESK 17, 13 fg.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 19:1

    “As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel

    Read in context

  • Ezekiel 19:11

    It 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.

    Read in context

  • Psalms 80:15–16

    the root Your right hand has planted, the son You have raised up for Yourself.

    Read in context

  • Isaiah 9:18–19

    For wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets which roll upward in billows of smoke.

    Read in context

  • 2 Kings 24:20

    For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.

    Read in context

  • Amos 9:11

    “In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,

    Read in context

  • Hosea 3:4

    For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.

    Read in context

  • Ezekiel 21:25–27

    And you, O profane and wicked prince of Israel, the day has come for your final punishment.’

    Read in context