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“ ‘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.
He prowled with the lions.
    He became very strong.
He learned to tear apart what he caught.
    And he became a man-eater.
He broke down their forts.
    He completely destroyed their towns.
The land and all those who were in it
    were terrified when he roared.

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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