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19 Moreover take thou up a kinah (lament) for the nasi’im of Yisroel,

And say, What is immecha, a lioness? She lay down among arayot (lions), rearing her cubs among young lions.

And she brought up one of her cubs; it became a strong lion, and it learned to tear teref (prey); it devoured adam.

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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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