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She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion.
He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.[a]
The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit.
They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 19:3 tn Heb “a man.”
  2. Ezekiel 19:4 sn The description applies to King Jehoahaz (2 Kgs 23:31-34; Jer 22:10-12).

She brought up one of her cubs,
    and he became a strong lion.
He learned to tear the prey
    and he became a man-eater.
The nations heard about him,
    and he was trapped in their pit.
They led him with hooks(A)
    to the land of Egypt.(B)

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