Add parallel Print Page Options

19 Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, and say,

What is thy mother? A lioness:
she lay down among lions,
she nourished her whelps among young lions.
And she brought up one of her whelps:
it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey;
it devoured men.

Read full chapter

A Lament Over Israel’s Princes

19 “Take up a lament(A) concerning the princes(B) of Israel and say:

“‘What a lioness(C) was your mother
    among the lions!
She lay down among them
    and reared her cubs.(D)
She brought up one of her cubs,
    and he became a strong lion.
He learned to tear the prey
    and he became a man-eater.

Read full chapter