New English Translation

Ezekiel 19:1-4 New English Translation (NET)

1. “And you, sing a lament for the princes of Israel,

2. and say: “‘What a lioness was your mother among the lions!She lay among young lions; she reared her cubs.

3. She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion.He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.

4. The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit.They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.