1 “And you, sing a lament for the princes of Israel,
2 and say: “‘What a lioness was your mother among the lions!She lay among young lions; she reared her cubs.
3 She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion.He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.
4 The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit.They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
5 “‘When she realized that she waited in vain, her hope was lost. She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
6 He walked about among the lions; he became a young lion.He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.
7 He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities.The land and everything in it was frightened at the sound of his roaring.