Ezekiel 19:1-6
New American Standard Bible
2and say, ‘ What was your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among young lions, She raised her cubs.
3When she brought up one of her cubs, He became a young lion, And he learned to tear his prey; He devoured people.
4Then nations heard about him; He was caught in their trap, And they brought him with hooks To the land of Egypt.
5When she saw, as she waited, That her hope was lost, She took another of her cubs And made him a young lion.
6And he walked about among the lions, He became a young lion; He learned to tear his prey; He devoured people.
King James Version
Chapter 19
1Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, 2And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. 3And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men. 4The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt. 5Now 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. 6And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.Christian Standard Bible
2and say: What was your mother? A lioness! She lay down among the lions; she reared her cubs among the young lions.
3She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After he learned to tear prey, he devoured people.
4When the nations heard about him, he was caught in their pit. Then they led him away with hooks to the land of Egypt.
5When she saw that she waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
6He prowled among the lions, and he became a young lion. After he learned to tear prey, he devoured people.
New Living Translation
2'What is your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among the young lions and reared her cubs.
3She raised one of her cubs to become a strong young lion. He learned to hunt and devour prey, and he became a man-eater.
4Then the nations heard about him, and he was trapped in their pit. They led him away with hooks to the land of Egypt.
English Standard Version
Chapter 19
1And you, take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, 2and say: What was your mother? A lioness! Among lions she crouched; in the midst of young lions she reared her cubs.
3And she brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men.
4The nations heard about him; he was caught in their pit, and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
5When she saw that she waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
6He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men,
New International Version
2and say: ''What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay down among them and reared her cubs.
3She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he became a man-eater.
4The nations heard about him, and he was trapped in their pit. They led him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
5'When she saw her hope unfulfilled, her expectation gone, she took another of her cubs and made him a strong lion.
6He prowled among the lions, for he was now a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he became a man-eater.
New King James Version
2and say: ‘What is your mother? A lioness: She lay down among the lions; Among the young lions she nourished her cubs.
3She brought up one of her cubs, And he became a young lion; He learned to catch prey, And he devoured men.
4The nations also heard of him; He was trapped in their pit, And they brought him with chains to the land of Egypt.
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.