Ezekiel 19:2-3

New American Standard Bible

²and say,

‘^[a]What was your mother?
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among young lions,
She raised her cubs.
³When she brought up one of her cubs,
^(A)He became a young lion,
And he learned to tear his prey;
He devoured people.

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Ezekiel 19:2 Or Why did your mother, a lioness, lie down among lions; among young lions rear her cubs?

Ezekiel 19:2-3

New International Version

²and say:

“‘What a lioness^(A) was your mother
    among the lions!
She lay down among them
    and reared her cubs.^(B)
³She brought up one of her cubs,
    and he became a strong lion.
He learned to tear the prey
    and he became a man-eater.