191 Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
191 "Take up a lament concerning the princes of Israel
191 And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
191 Sing the blues over the princes of Israel.
191 "Moreover take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
191 "Sing this funeral song for the princes of Israel:
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 19:1
Commentary on Ezekiel 19:1-9
(Read Ezekiel 19:1-9)
Ezekiel is to compare the kingdom of Judah to a lioness. He must compare the kings of Judah to a lion's whelps; they were cruel and oppressive to their own subjects. The righteousness of God is to be acknowledged, when those who have terrified and enslaved others, are themselves terrified and enslaved. When professors of religion form connexions with ungodly persons, their children usually grow up following after the maxims and fashions of a wicked world. Advancement to authority discovers the ambition and selfishness of men's hearts; and those who spend their lives in mischief, generally end them by violence.