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.
5. “‘When she realized that she waited in vain, her hope was lost. She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
6. He walked about among the lions; he became a young lion.He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.