Add parallel Print Page Options

A Sad Song for Israel

19 “Sing a funeral song for the leaders of Israel. Say:

‘Your mother was like a female lion.
She lay down among the young lions.
    She had many cubs.
When she brought up one of her cubs,
    he became a strong lion.
He learned to tear the animals he hunted,
    and he ate people.

Read full chapter

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.

Read full chapter