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A Song of Sorrow

19 The Lord told me to sing this song of sorrow for two princes of Israel:

What a lioness your mother was!
She raised her cubs among the fierce male lions.
She raised a cub and taught him to hunt;
    he learned to eat people.

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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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