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1. Moreover take thou up H859 H5375 a lamentation H7015 for H413 the princes H5387 of Israel H3478 ,
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1. Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
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2. And say H559 , What H4100 is thy mother H517 ? A lioness H3833 : she lay down H7257 among H996 lions H738 , she nourished H7235 her whelps H1482 among H8432 young lions H3715 .
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2. And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
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3. And she brought up H5927 one H259 of her whelps H4480 H1482 : it became H1961 a young lion H3715 , and it learned H3925 to catch H2963 the prey H2964 ; it devoured H398 men H120 .
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3. And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
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4. The nations H1471 also heard H8085 of H413 him ; he was taken H8610 in their pit H7845 , and they brought H935 him with chains H2397 unto H413 the land H776 of Egypt H4714 .
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4. The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.
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5. Now when she saw H7200 that H3588 she had waited H3176 , and her hope H8615 was lost H6 , then she took H3947 another H259 of her whelps H4480 H1482 , and made H7760 him a young lion H3715 .
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5. Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
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6. And he went up and down H1980 among H8432 the lions H738 , he became H1961 a young lion H3715 , and learned H3925 to catch H2963 the prey H2964 , and devoured H398 men H120 .
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6. And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
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7. And he knew H3045 their desolate palaces H759 , and he laid waste H2717 their cities H5892 ; and the land H776 was desolate H3456 , and the fullness H4393 thereof , by the noise H4480 H6963 of his roaring H7581 .
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7. And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.
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8. Then the nations H1471 set H5414 against H5921 him on every side H5439 from the provinces H4480 H4082 , and spread H6566 their net H7568 over H5921 him : he was taken H8610 in their pit H7845 .
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8. Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.
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9. And they put H5414 him in ward H5474 in chains H2397 , and brought H935 him to H413 the king H4428 of Babylon H894 : they brought H935 him into holds H4679 , that H4616 his voice H6963 should no H3808 more H5750 be heard H8085 upon H413 the mountains H2022 of Israel H3478 .
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9. And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
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10. Thy mother H517 is like a vine H1612 in thy blood H1818 , planted H8362 by H5921 the waters H4325 : she was H1961 fruitful H6509 and full of branches H6058 by reason of many H7227 waters H4480 H4325 .
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10. Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.
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11. And she had H1961 strong H5797 rods H4294 for H413 the scepters H7626 of them that bore rule H4910 , and her stature H6967 was exalted H1361 among H5921 H996 the thick branches H5688 , and she appeared H7200 in her height H1363 with the multitude H7230 of her branches H1808 .
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11. And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches, and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches.
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12. But she was plucked up H5428 in fury H2534 , she was cast down H7993 to the ground H776 , and the east H6921 wind H7307 dried up H3001 her fruit H6529 : her strong H5797 rods H4294 were broken H6561 and withered H3001 ; the fire H784 consumed H398 them.
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12. But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.
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13. And now H6258 she is planted H8362 in the wilderness H4057 , in a dry H6723 and thirsty H6772 ground H776 .
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13. And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.
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14. And fire H784 is gone out H3318 of a rod H4480 H4294 of her branches H905 , which hath devoured H398 her fruit H6529 , so that she hath H1961 no H3808 strong H5797 rod H4294 to be a scepter H7626 to rule H4910 . This H1931 is a lamentation H7015 , and shall be H1961 for a lamentation H7015 .
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14. And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, which hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation.
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