Ezekiel 19:14

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.

Cross-reference

In Ezekiel 19:11, the vine had strong branches for scepters; now those branches are burned, leaving no ruler's scepter.

Ezekiel 19:1 introduces the lament for Israel's princes that concludes here in v14.

Ezekiel 21:25-27 also describes removal of the king's crown, matching the lament that no scepter remains.

Ezekiel 17:18–20 Historical context

Ezekiel 17:18-20 details the covenant-breaking that led to this destruction—the king despised his oath, resulting in the loss of the strong rod.

Ezekiel 20:47 describes a fire devouring trees, directly parallel to the fire consuming the vine here.

Ezekiel 28:12 also begins a lamentation, this time over the king of Tyre—same genre as the lament for Israel's princes here.

Ezekiel 7:10 uses plant imagery — the rod blossoming for judgment — parallel to the vine consumed by fire here.

Lamentations 4:20 laments the capture of the Lord's anointed (Zedekiah), the event ending the Davidic scepter here.

Hosea 3:4 Parallel

Hosea 3:4 says Israel will be without king or prince, matching Ezekiel's 'no strong branch for a scepter'.

Jeremiah 52:3 Historical context

Jeremiah 52:3 repeats the historical note that Zedekiah's rebellion caused the exile, confirming the downfall lamented here.

Jeremiah 38:23 Historical context

Jeremiah 38:23 directly prophesies Zedekiah's capture and Jerusalem's burning—the very fire that consumes the vine's strong rods.

Psalm 80:16 Parallel

Psalm 80:16 says the vine is cut down and burned with fire, directly paralleling the fire from the branch devouring fruit.

Psalm 80:15 Parallel

Psalm 80:15 refers to Israel as the vine God planted, the same allegory used in Ezekiel 19 for the nation's destruction.

Hosea 10:3 Parallel

Hosea 10:3 says 'we have no king', a direct parallel to the loss of the ruler's scepter in Ezekiel.

2 Chronicles 36:13 Historical context

2 Chronicles 36:13 adds that Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart, reinforcing the rebellious cause behind the fire's destruction.

2 Kings 24:20 Historical context

2 Kings 24:20 gives the historical cause: Zedekiah's rebellion against Babylon led to the exile, fulfilling the loss of the Davidic scepter.

Genesis 49:10 promises Judah's scepter will not depart until Shiloh; Ezekiel's lament shows it temporarily removed, contrasting promise with judgment.

Numbers 17:8 shows a dead staff miraculously bearing fruit, contrasting with the consumed vine here that bears none.

Nehemiah 9:37 describes foreign kings ruling over Israel's land, similar to the loss of native rulers in Ezekiel's lament.

Amos 5:1 Parallel

Amos 5:1 also takes up a lamentation over Israel, echoing the same prophetic lament genre found here.