Ezekiel 19:2-8

Say: ‘Your mother was like a female lion. She lay down among the young lions. She had many cubs. When she brought up one of her cubs, he became a strong lion. He learned to tear the animals he hunted, and he ate people. The nations heard about him. He was trapped in their pit, and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt. “ ‘The mother lion waited and saw that there was no hope for her cub. So she took another one of her cubs and made him a strong lion. This cub roamed among the lions. He was now a strong lion. He learned to tear the animals he hunted, and he ate people. He tore down their strong places and destroyed their cities. The land and everything in it were terrified by the sound of his roar. Then the nations came against him from areas all around, and they spread their net over him. He was trapped in their pit.