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3She brought up one of her cubs,
and he became a strong lion.
He learned to tear the prey
and he devoured men.

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

5”‘When she saw her hope unfulfilled,
her expectation gone,
she took another of her cubs
and made him a strong lion.

6He prowled among the lions,
for he was now a strong lion.
He learned to tear the prey
and he devoured men.

7He broke downTargum (see Septuagint); Hebrew He knew their strongholds
and devastated their towns.
The land and all who were in it
were terrified by his roaring.

8Then the nations came against him,
those from regions round about.
They spread their net for him,
and he was trapped in their pit.

9With hooks they pulled him into a cage
and brought him to the king of Babylon.
They put him in prison,
so his roar was heard no longer
on the mountains of Israel.

10”‘Your mother was like a vine in your vineyardTwo Hebrew manuscripts; most Hebrew manuscripts your blood
planted by the water;
it was fruitful and full of branches
because of abundant water.

13Now it is planted in the desert,
in a dry and thirsty land.

14Fire spread from one of its mainOr from under its branches
and consumed its fruit.
No strong branch is left on it
fit for a ruler's scepter.’
This is a lament and is to be used as a lament.”