Ezekiel 19:5-7

New International Reader's Version

⁵ “ ‘The mother lion looked and waited.
    But all her hope was gone.
So she got another one of her cubs.
    She made him into a strong lion.
⁶ He prowled with the lions.
    He became very strong.
He learned to tear apart what he caught.
    And he became a man-eater.
⁷ He broke down their forts.
    He completely destroyed their towns.
The land and all those who were in it
    were terrified when he roared.