And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
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Verse 2 is found in chapter 19 of Ezekiel. The lament over the princes of Israel uses the image of a lioness and her cubs. The metaphor represents the loss of powerful rulers who end up being captured. The poetic language turns the fall of the monarchy into mourning for a weakened dynasty.
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und sprich: Warum liegt deine Mutter, die Löwin, unter den Löwen und erzieht ihre Jungen unter den Löwen?
Y dirás: ¡Cómo se echó entre los leones tu madre la leona! entre los leoncillos crió sus cachorros.
y di: ¿Qué era tu madre? Una leona. Se recostaba entre leones; en medio de leones jóvenes criaba a sus cachorros.
et dis: Ta mère, qu'était-ce? Une lionne. Elle était couchée parmi les lions; C'est au milieu des lionceaux Qu'elle a élevé ses petits.
Quale era tua madre? una leonessa; ella era giaciuta fra i leoni, ella avea allevati i suoi leoncini in mezzo de’ leoncelli.
E dize: Quem foi tua mãe? Uma leoa entre os leões a qual, deitada no meio dos leõezinhos, criou os seus filhotes.
說: 你的母親在獅子中 是怎樣的母獅呢? 牠蹲伏在少壯獅子中, 養育小獅子。
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