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19 “Moreover, raise a lament for the leaders of Isra’el; say:

‘What a mother you had —
a lioness among lions!
She lay down among young lions
and reared her cubs.
One of her cubs she singled out:
he became a young lion,
he learned to seize his prey,
he became a man-eater.

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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.

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