Ezekiel 19:1–3
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Lament for the Princes of Israel
1“As for you, take up a alamentation for the bprinces of Israel
2and say,
‘1What 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.
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- 1Or Why did your mother, a lioness, lie down among lions; among young lions rear her cubs?
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, and say:
What was your mother? A lioness!
Among lions she crouched;
in the midst of young lions
she reared her cubs.
And she brought up one of her cubs;
he became a young lion,
and he learned to catch prey;
he devoured men.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Take up a lament concerning the princes of Israel and say:
“ ‘What a lioness was your mother
among the lions!
She lay down among them
and reared her cubs.
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.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
“As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel, and say:
What was your mother? A lioness!
She lay down among the lions;
she reared her cubs among the young lions.
She brought up one of her cubs,
and he became a young lion.
After he learned to tear prey,
he devoured people.
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NLTNew Living Translation
“Sing this funeral song for the princes of Israel:
“What is your mother?
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among the young lions
and reared her cubs.
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.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
“And you, raise a lament about the leaders of Israel, 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.
And she raised up one from her cubs;
he became a fierce lion,
and he learned to tear prey;
he ate humans.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
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