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19 Eternal One: Sing a dirge over the princes of Israel.

    What was your mother? A lioness among the pride!
        She settled down among the young lions and reared her cubs.
    She trained one of her own, and he became a strong and fierce lion.
        He learned to hunt and tear into his prey; 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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