Ezekiel 19:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

A lamentation for the princes of Israel— The expression alludes to the mournful songs sang at funerals. This chapter is of that species which Bishop Lowth calls, "Poetical Parables." The style of itself is excellent, and the allegory well sustained. Houbigant, instead of princes, would read after the LXX, the prince; a reading which the following observations seem to countenance.