Fire has gone out from its main branch
Fire goes out from one of her own branches and consumes her fruit, leaving no strong branch for a ruler's scepter; this is a lamentation and shall remain a lamentation.
This verse closes the dirge by declaring the end of royal strength and sealing the chapter as lament.
1“As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel 2and say: 3She brought up one of her cubs, 4When the nations heard of him, 5When she saw that she had waited in vain, 6He prowled among the lions, 7He broke down their strongholds 8Then the nations set out against him 9With hooks they caged him 10Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, 11It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. 12But it was uprooted in fury, 13Now it is planted in the wilderness, 14Fire has gone out from its main branch