“‘Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her cubs, and made him a young lion.
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- KJV 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.
- BSB When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
- NKJV ‘When she saw that she waited, that her hope was lost, She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
- NASB ‘When she saw, as she waited, That her hope was lost, She took another of her cubs And made him a young lion.
- NLT “When the lioness saw that her hopes for him were gone, she took another of her cubs and taught him to be a strong young lion.
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Cross-references · 2
- 2 Kgs 23:34–37Pharaoh Necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the place of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim; but he took Jehoahaz away, and he came to Egypt and died there.
- Ezek 19:3She brought up one of her cubs. He became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey. He devoured men.
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