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He prowled among the lions;
    he became a young lion,
and he learned to catch prey;
    he devoured people.
And he ravaged their strongholds,[a]
    and laid waste their towns;
the land was appalled, and all in it,
    at the sound of his roaring.
The nations set upon him
    from the provinces all around;
they spread their net over him;
    he was caught in their pit.

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  1. Ezekiel 19:7 Heb his widows

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