19:11 Its boughs were strong, fit 1 for rulers’ scepters; it reached up into the clouds.
It stood out because of its height and its many branches. 2
19:14 A fire has gone out from its branch; it has consumed its shoot and its fruit. 3
No strong branch was left in it, nor a scepter to rule.’
This is a lament song, and has become a lament song.”
1 tn The word “fit” does not occur in the Hebrew text.
2 tn Heb “and it was seen by its height and by the abundance of its branches.”
3 tn The verse describes the similar situation recorded in Judg 9:20.