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He prowled among the lions,
grew to be a young lion,
learned to seize his prey
and became a man-eater.
He raped their widows
and destroyed their cities;
the land and all in it were appalled
at the sound of his roaring.
The nations set a snare for him
from the provinces all around,
they spread their net over him,
and he was caught in their pit.

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He prowled among the lions,
    for he was now a strong lion.
He learned to tear the prey
    and he became a man-eater.(A)
He broke down[a] their strongholds
    and devastated(B) their towns.
The land and all who were in it
    were terrified by his roaring.
Then the nations(C) came against him,
    those from regions round about.
They spread their net(D) for him,
    and he was trapped in their pit.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 19:7 Targum (see Septuagint); Hebrew He knew