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A Song of Sorrow for Israel’s Leaders

19 “As for you, sing a song of sorrow for the leaders of Israel, and say: ‘What was your mother? A female lion among lions! She lay down with young lions. She raised her young ones. She brought up one of her little ones, and he became a lion. He learned to catch his food. He ate 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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