Ezekiel 19:1-4

Lament for the Princes of Israel

19:1 “And you, sing a lament for the princes of Israel, 19:2 and say:

“‘What a lioness was your mother among the lions!

She lay among young lions; she reared her cubs.

19:3 She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion.

He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.

19:4 The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit.

They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

Ezekiel 19:6

19:6 He walked about among the lions; he became a young lion.

He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.