6 He prowled among the lions,became a young lion;He learned to tear apart prey,he devoured people.
7 He ravaged their strongholds,laid waste their cities.The earth and everything in it were terrifiedat the sound of his roar.
8 Nations laid out against himsnares all around;They spread their net for him,in their pit he was caught.
9 They put him in fetters and took him awayto the king of Babylon,So his roar would no longer be heardon the mountains of Israel.
10 Your mother was like a leafy vineplanted by water,Fruitful and full of branchesbecause of abundant water.
11 One strong branch grewinto a royal scepter.So tall it towered among the clouds,conspicuous in height,with dense foliage.
12 But she was torn out in furyand flung to the ground;The east wind withered her up,her fruit was plucked away;Her strongest branch dried up,fire devoured it.