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.

8 Then the nations came against him,

those from regions round about.

They spread their net for him,

and he was trapped in their pit.

9 With hooks they pulled him into a cage

and brought him to the king of Babylon.

They put him in prison,

so his roar was heard no longer

on the mountains of Israel.

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. 8 Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit. 9 And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.

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.

8 Then the armies of the nations attacked him,

surrounding him from every direction.

They threw a net over him

and captured him in their pit.

9 With hooks, they dragged him into a cage

and brought him before the king of Babylon.

They held him in captivity,

so his voice could never again be heard

on the mountains of Israel.

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.

8 Then the nations set against him from the provinces on every side,

And spread their net over him;

He was trapped in their pit.

9 They put him in a cage with chains,

And brought him to the king of Babylon;

They brought him in nets,

That his voice should no longer be heard on the mountains of Israel.

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.

8 Then the nations came against him

from areas all around,

and they spread their net over him.

He was trapped in their pit.

9 Then they put him into a cage with chains

and brought him to the king of Babylon.

They put him into prison

so his roar could not be heard again

on the mountains of Israel.

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. 8 Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces; and they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit. 9 And they put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into strongholds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.

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. 8 Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit. 9 And they put him in a cage with nose-rings, and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into strongholds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.

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. 

8 The nations from every region came together against him. 

They spread their net over him 

and caught him in their pit. 

9 With hooks they put him in a cage 

and brought him to the king of Babylon. 

They put him in prison 

so that his roar wouldn’t be heard anymore 

on the mountains of Israel. 

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.

8 Then the nations from the surrounding provinces

set out against him.

They spread their net over him;

he was caught in their pit.

9 They put a wooden yoke on him with hooks

and led him away to the king of Babylon.

They brought him into the fortresses

so his roar could no longer be heard

on the mountains of Israel.

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.

8 The nations set upon him

from the provinces all around;

they spread their net over him;

he was caught in their pit.

9 With hooks they put him in a cage,

and brought him to the king of Babylon;

they brought him into custody,

so that his voice should be heard no more

on the mountains of Israel.

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.

8 And nations set out against him

from the surrounding provinces,

and they spread their net over him,

and he was caught in their pit.

9 And they put him in a collar with hooks,

and they brought him to the king of Babylon;

they brought him into a prison,

so that his voice would not be heard any longer

on the mountains of Israel.

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.

8 Then nations came against him.

They came from all around him.

They spread out their net to catch him.

He was trapped in their pit.

9 They used hooks to pull him into a cage.

They brought him to the king of Babylonia.

They put him in prison.

So his roar was not heard anymore

on the mountains of Israel.

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.

8 ‘Then nations set against him

On every side from their provinces,

And they spread their net over him;

He was captured in their pit.

9 ‘They put him in a cage with hooks

And brought him to the king of Babylon;

They brought him in hunting nets

So that his voice would be heard no more

On the mountains of Israel.