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And thou, lift up a lamentation unto princes of Israel,
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and thou hast said: What [is] thy mother? -- a lioness, Among lions she hath crouched down, In the midst of young lions she hath multiplied her whelps.
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And she bringeth up one of her whelps, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.
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And hear of it do nations, In their pit it hath been caught, And they bring it in with chains unto the land of Egypt.
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And she seeth, that stayed -- perished hath her hope, And she taketh one of her whelps, A young lion she hath made it.
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And it goeth up and down in the midst of lions, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.
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And it knoweth his forsaken habitations, And their cities it hath laid waste, And desolate is the land and its fulness, Because of the voice of his roaring.
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And set against it do nations Round about from the provinces. And they spread out for it their net, In their pit it hath been caught.
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And they put it in prison -- in chains, And they bring it unto the king of Babylon, They bring it in unto bulwarks, So that its voice is not heard any more On mountains of Israel.