2. “‘Your mother is like a female lion, lying there with the male lions. She went to lie down with the young male lions and had many babies.
3. One of her cubs gets up. He has grown to be a strong young lion. He has learned to catch his food. He killed and ate a man.
4. “‘The people heard him roar, and they caught him in their trap. They put hooks in his mouth and carried the young lion to Egypt.
5. “‘The mother lion had hoped that cub would become the leader, but now she has lost all hope. So she took another of her cubs and trained him to be a lion.
6. He hunted with the adult lions and became a strong young lion. He learned to catch his food. He killed and ate a man.
7. He attacked the palaces and destroyed the cities. Everyone in that country was too afraid to speak when hearing his growl.
8. Then the people who lived around him set a trap for him, and they caught him in their trap.
9. They put hooks on him and locked him up. They had him in their trap, so they took him to the king of Babylon. And now, you cannot hear his roar on the mountains of Israel.