13 And now she is planted in the wilderness,
In a dry and thirsty land.
14 (A)Fire has come out from a rod of her branches
And devoured her fruit,
So that she has no strong branch—a scepter for ruling.’ ”

(B)This is a lamentation, and has become a lamentation.

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13 Now it is planted in the desert,(A)
    in a dry and thirsty land.(B)
14 Fire spread from one of its main[a] branches
    and consumed(C) its fruit.
No strong branch is left on it
    fit for a ruler’s scepter.’(D)

“This is a lament(E) and is to be used as a lament.”

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 19:14 Or from under its