Bible in Basic English
"And one of her little ones came to growth under her care, and became a young lion, learning to go after beasts for his food; and he took men for his meat."
— Ezekiel 19:3, Bible in Basic English
“And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.”
“And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men. ”
“She brought up one of her cubs: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.”
Take up now a song of grief for the ruler of Israel, and say,
What was your mother? Like a she-lion among lions, stretched out among the young lions she gave food to her little ones.
And one of her little ones came to growth under her care, and became a young lion, learning to go after beasts for his food; and he took men for his meat.
And the nations had news of him; he was taken in the hole they had made: and, pulling him with hooks, they took him into the land of Egypt.
Now when she saw that her hope was made foolish and gone, she took another of her little ones and made him into a young lion.
And he went up and down among the lions and became a young lion, learning to go after beasts for his food; and he took men for his meat.