5 “ ‘When she saw her hope unfulfilled,

her expectation gone,

she took another of her cubs

and made him a strong lion.

6 He prowled among the lions,

for he was now a strong lion.

He learned to tear the prey

and he became a man-eater.

7 He broke down their strongholds

and devastated their towns.

The land and all who were in it

were terrified by his roaring.

5 Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. 6 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men. 7 And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.

5 “When the lioness saw

that her hopes for him were gone,

she took another of her cubs

and taught him to be a strong young lion.

6 He prowled among the other lions

and stood out among them in his strength.

He learned to hunt and devour prey,

and he, too, became a man-eater.

7 He demolished fortresses

and destroyed their towns and cities.

Their farms were desolated,

and their crops were destroyed.

The land and its people trembled in fear

when they heard him roar.

5 ‘When she saw that she waited, that her hope was lost,

She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.

6 He roved among the lions,

And became a young lion;

He learned to catch prey;

He devoured men.

7 He knew their desolate places,

And laid waste their cities;

The land with its fullness was desolated

By the noise of his roaring.

5 “ ‘The mother lion waited and saw

that there was no hope for her cub.

So she took another one of her cubs

and made him a strong lion.

6 This cub roamed among the lions.

He was now a strong lion.

He learned to tear the animals he hunted,

and he ate people.

7 He tore down their strong places

and destroyed their cities.

The land and everything in it

were terrified by the sound of his roar.

5 Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. 6 And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men. 7 And he knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, because of the noise of his roaring.

5 And when she saw that she had waited and her hope was lost, she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. 6 And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey; he devoured men. 7 And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities, so that the land was desolate, and all it contained, by the noise of his roaring.

5 The lioness waited until she saw that there was no more hope. 

Then she took another one of her cubs 

and raised him into a young lion. 

6 He became a young lion, and he prowled among the lions. 

He learned to tear apart the animals he hunted. 

He ate people. 

7 He destroyed fortresses 

and turned cities into wastelands. 

The land and everyone living in it 

were terrified by the sound of his roar. 

5 When she saw that she waited in vain,

that her hope was lost,

she took another of her cubs

and made him a young lion.

6 He prowled among the lions,

and he became a young lion.

After he learned to tear prey,

he devoured people.

7 He devastated their strongholds

and destroyed their cities.

The land and everything in it shuddered

at the sound of his roaring.

5 When she saw that she was thwarted,

that her hope was lost,

she took another of her cubs

and made him a young lion.

6 He prowled among the lions;

he became a young lion,

and he learned to catch prey;

he devoured people.

7 And he ravaged their strongholds,

and laid waste their towns;

the land was appalled, and all in it,

at the sound of his roaring.

5 And she saw that she was waiting in vain;

her hope was destroyed,

and she took one from her cubs,

and she made him a fierce lion.

6 And he walked about in the midst of lions;

he became a fierce lion,

and he learned to tear prey;

he ate humans.

7 And he knew their widows,

and he devastated their cities,

and the land was appalled, and everyone in it

at the sound of his roar.

5 “ ‘The mother lion looked and waited.

But all of her hope was gone.

So she got another one of her cubs.

She made him into a strong lion.

6 He prowled with the lions.

He became very strong.

He learned to tear apart what he caught.

And he ate men up.

7 He broke down their forts.

He completely destroyed their towns.

The land and all those who were in it

were terrified when he roared.

5 ‘When she saw, as she waited,

That her hope was lost,

She took another of her cubs

And made him a young lion.

6 ‘And he walked about among the lions;

He became a young lion,

He learned to tear his prey;

He devoured men.

7 ‘He destroyed their fortified towers

And laid waste their cities;

And the land and its fullness were appalled

Because of the sound of his roaring.