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Ezekiel 19:1-3
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A mother’s sons

19 You, raise a lament for Israel’s princes. 2 Say:

What a lioness among lionesses was your mother!
    She bedded down among the strong young lions and reared her cubs.
3     She singled out one of her cubs and he became a strong young lion;
    he learned to tear flesh and devour humans.

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Ezekiel 19:1-3
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A Lament Over Israel’s Princes

19 “Take up a lament(A) concerning the princes(B) of Israel 2 and say:

“‘What a lioness(C) was your mother
    among the lions!
She lay down among them
    and reared her cubs.(D)
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.

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