Ezekiel 19:1-4

New International Version

A Lament Over Israel’s Princes

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

“‘What a lioness^(C) was your mother
    among the lions!
She lay down among them
    and reared her cubs.^(D)
³She brought up one of her cubs,
    and he became a strong lion.
He learned to tear the prey
    and he became a man-eater.
⁴The nations heard about him,
    and he was trapped in their pit.
They led him with hooks^(E)
    to the land of Egypt.^(F)

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Ezekiel 19:1-4

New King James Version

Israel Degraded

19 “Moreover ^(A)take up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, ²and say:

‘What is your mother? A lioness:
She lay down among the lions;
Among the young lions she nourished her cubs.
³She brought up one of her cubs,
And ^(B)he became a young lion;
He learned to catch prey,
And he devoured men.
⁴The nations also heard of him;
He was trapped in their pit,
And they brought him with chains to the land of ^(C)Egypt.