Ezekiel 19:2

A Lament for the Princes of Israel

1“As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel 2and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs. 3She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.

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Berean Standard Bible
and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.
American Standard Version (1901)
and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps.
Bible in Basic English
What was your mother? Like a she-lion among lions, stretched out among the young lions she gave food to her little ones.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And say: Why did thy mother the lioness lie down among the lions, and bring up her whelps in the midst of young lions?
Free Bible Version
with these words: “What was your mother? She was a lioness among the lions! She lay down in her place among the young lions and reared her cubs.
King James (Authorized) Version
And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
Translation for Translators
Say to the Israeli people, ‘It is as though [MET] your mother was a brave female lion who raised her cubs among other lions.
Unlocked Literal Bible
and say, 'Who was your mother? A lioness, she lived with a lion's son; in the midst of young lions, she nurtured her cubs.
Noah Webster Bible
And say, What is thy mother: A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
World English Bible
and say, ‘What was your mother? A lioness. She couched among lions, in the middle of the young lions she nourished her cubs.
Young's Literal Translation
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.