Ezekiel 19:9-11

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁹With hooks they put him in a cage
and brought him to the king of Babylon.
They put him in prison
so that his roar wouldn’t be heard anymore
on the mountains of Israel.

¹⁰Your mother was like a grapevine
that was planted near water.
It had a lot of fruit and many branches
because there was plenty of water.
¹¹Its branches were strong.
They were used to make scepters for kings.
It grew to be tall with many branches around it,
and everyone saw it because of its many branches.

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