2 and say:

“ ‘What a lioness was your mother

among the lions!

She lay down among them

and reared her cubs.

3 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.

2 And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. 3 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.

2 “What is your mother?

A lioness among lions!

She lay down among the young lions

and reared her cubs.

3 She raised one of her cubs

to become a strong young lion.

He learned to hunt and devour prey,

and he became a man-eater.

2 and say:

‘What is your mother? A lioness:

She lay down among the lions;

Among the young lions she nourished her cubs.

3 She brought up one of her cubs,

And he became a young lion;

He learned to catch prey,

And he devoured men.

2 Say:

‘Your mother was like a female lion.

She lay down among the young lions.

She had many cubs.

3 When she brought up one of her cubs,

he became a strong lion.

He learned to tear the animals he hunted,

and he ate people.

2 and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps. 3 And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

2 and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps in the midst of the young lions. 3 And she brought up one of her whelps; it became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

2 Say: 

Your mother was like a lioness. 

She lay down among the lions. 

She fed many cubs. 

3 One of the cubs she raised became a young lion. 

He learned to tear apart the animals he hunted. 

He ate people. 

2 and say:

What was your mother? A lioness!

She lay down among the lions;

she reared her cubs among the young lions.

3 She brought up one of her cubs,

and he became a young lion.

After he learned to tear prey,

he devoured people.

2 and say:

What a lioness was your mother

among lions!

She lay down among young lions,

rearing her cubs.

3 She raised up one of her cubs;

he became a young lion,

and he learned to catch prey;

he devoured humans.

2 and you must say,

‘What a lioness was your mother

among the lions.

She lay down in the midst of young lions,

and she reared her lion cubs.

3 And she raised up one from her cubs;

he became a fierce lion,

and he learned to tear prey;

he ate humans.

2 Say to Israel,

“ ‘You were like a mother lion to your princes.

She lay down among the young lions.

She brought up her cubs.

3 One of them was Jehoahaz.

He became a strong lion.

He learned to tear apart what he caught.

And he ate men up.

2 and say,

‘What was your mother?

A lioness among lions!

She lay down among young lions,

She reared her cubs.

3 ‘When she brought up one of her cubs,

He became a lion,

And he learned to tear his prey;

He devoured men.