1 “Now, lament for the princes of Israel
2 and say:What was your mother? A lioness!She lay down among the lions;she reared her cubs among the young lions.
3 She brought up one of her cubs,and he became a young lion. After he learned to tear prey,he devoured people.
4 When the nations heard about him,he was caught in their pit.Then they led him away with hooksto the land of Egypt.
5 When she saw that she waited in vain,that her hope was lost,she took another of her cubsand made him a young lion.
6 He prowled among the lions, and he became a young lion.After he learned to tear prey,he devoured people.
7 He devastated their strongholds and destroyed their cities.The land and everything in it shudderedat the sound of his roaring.