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“‘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.
This cub roamed among the lions.
    He was now a strong lion.
He learned to tear the animals he hunted.
    And he ate people.
He destroyed their strong places.
    He destroyed their cities.
The land and everything in it
    were terrified by the sound of his roar.

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“‘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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Footnotes

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