Ezekiel 19:3

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. 4When the nations heard of him, he was trapped in their pit. With hooks they led him away to the land of Egypt.

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Berean Standard Bible
She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
American Standard Version (1901)
And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
Bible in Basic English
And one of her little ones came to growth under her care, and became a young lion, learning to go after beasts for his food; and he took men for his meat.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And she brought out one of her whelps, and he became a lion: and he learned to catch the prey, and to devour men.
Free Bible Version
She raised one of her cubs, and he grew up to be young lion. Once he had learned how to tear up his prey, he started eating people.
King James (Authorized) Version
And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
Translation for Translators
She taught one of them to huntfor other animals to kill, and he even learned tokill and eat people.
Unlocked Literal Bible
She is the one who raised up one of her cubs to become a young lion, a lion who learned to tear apart his victims, and then he devoured men.
Noah Webster Bible
And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
World English Bible
She brought up one of her cubs. He became a young lion. He learned to catch the prey. He devoured men.
Young's Literal Translation
And she bringeth up one of her whelps, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.