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"And you, sing a lament for the princes of Israel, |
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and say: "'What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay among young lions; she reared her cubs. |
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She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people. |
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The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit. They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt. |
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"'When she realized that she waited in vain, her hope was lost. She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion. |
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He walked about among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people. |
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He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it was frightened at the sound of his roaring. |
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The nations— the surrounding regions— attacked him. They threw their net over him; he was caught in their pit. |
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They put him in a collar with hooks; they brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him to prison so that his voice would not be heard any longer on the mountains of Israel. |
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"'Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by water. It was fruitful and full of branches because it was well-watered. |
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Its boughs were strong, fit for rulers' scepters; it reached up into the clouds. It stood out because of its height and its many branches. |
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But it was plucked up in anger; it was thrown down to the ground. The east wind dried up its fruit; its strong branches broke off and withered— a fire consumed them. |
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Now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land. |
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A fire has gone out from its branch; it has consumed its shoot and its fruit. No strong branch was left in it, nor a scepter to rule.' This is a lament song, and has become a lament song." |
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