‘Your mother was a lioness [^Creferring either to the Davidic dynasty or to Hamutal, the wife of Josiah and mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah; Gen. 49:9; 2 Kin. 23:31–34].
She lay down among the young lions [^Cthe kings of Judah].
    She ·had many [reared her] cubs.
³ When she ·brought up [reared] one of her cubs,
    he became a ·strong [^Lyoung] lion [^CKing Jehoahaz; 2 Kin. 23:31–34; Jer. 22:10–12].
He learned to tear ·the animals he hunted [prey],
    and he ·ate [devoured] people.