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Two Lamentation Songs

19 “As for you, raise a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
and say: ‘What was your mother?
A lioness!
Among lions she couched,
among young lions she reared her cubs.
When she raised up one of her cubs,
he became a young lion.
When he learned to tear prey,
he devoured people.

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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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