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His mother waited
    for him to return.
But soon she lost all hope
and raised another cub,
    who also became fierce.
He hunted with other lions
    and learned to eat people.
He destroyed fortresses[a]
    and ruined towns;
his mighty roar
    terrified everyone.

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  1. 19.7 He destroyed fortresses: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.

“‘When she saw her hope unfulfilled,
    her expectation gone,
she took another of her cubs(A)
    and made him a strong lion.(B)
He prowled among the lions,
    for he was now a strong lion.
He learned to tear the prey
    and he became a man-eater.(C)
He broke down[a] their strongholds
    and devastated(D) their towns.
The land and all who were in it
    were terrified by his roaring.

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  1. Ezekiel 19:7 Targum (see Septuagint); Hebrew He knew