5 ‘ “When she saw her hope unfulfilled,her expectation gone,she took another of her cubsand made him a strong lion.
6 He prowled among the lions,for he was now a strong lion.He learned to tear the preyand he became a man-eater.
7 He broke down their strongholdsand devastated their towns.The land and all who were in itwere terrified by his roaring.
8 Then the nations came against him,those from regions round about.They spread their net for him,and he was trapped in their pit.
9 With hooks they pulled him into a cageand brought him to the king of Babylon.They put him in prison,so his roar was heard no longeron the mountains of Israel.
10 ‘ “Your mother was like a vine in your vineyardplanted by the water;it was fruitful and full of branchesbecause of abundant water.
11 Its branches were strong,fit for a ruler’s sceptre.It towered highabove the thick foliage,conspicuous for its heightand for its many branches.