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19 ¶ And take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

and thou shalt say, How hast thy mother, the lioness, lain down among the lions? She raised her whelps among the young lions.

And she brought up one of her whelps; it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey and to devour men.

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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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