- And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
- 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.
- Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.
- 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.
- 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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- He prowled among the lions, for he was now a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he devoured men.
- He broke down their strongholds and devastated their towns. The land and all who were in it were terrified by his roaring.
- Then the nations came against him, those from regions round about. They spread their net for him, and he was trapped in their pit.
- With 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.
- " 'Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of abundant water.
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