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Ezekiel 19:1-3
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A Prophecy against Israel’s Nobles

19 “Now as for you, publish[a] this mourning psalm about Israel’s leaders. 2 Tell them:

‘What a lioness your mother was among lions!
    She reared her cubs in the midst of fierce young males.
3 She raised one cub in particular,
    teaching that fierce lion to become a hunter-prowler—
        to eat human beings.

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  1. Ezekiel 19:1 Lit. sound forth
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Ezekiel 19:1-3
New International Version

A Lament Over Israel’s Princes

19 “Take up a lament(A) concerning the princes(B) of Israel 2 and say:

“‘What a lioness(C) was your mother
    among the lions!
She lay down among them
    and reared her cubs.(D)
3 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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