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A Song of Sadness About Israel’s Princes

19 “Sing a song of sadness about Israel’s princes. Say to Israel,

“ ‘You were like a mother lion to your princes.
    She lay down among the lions.
    She brought up her cubs.
One of them was Jehoahaz.
    He became a strong lion.
He learned to tear apart what he caught.
    And he became a man-eater.

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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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