New International Version (NIV)
2and say:
“ ‘What a lioness was your mother
among the lions!
She lay down among them
and reared her cubs.
Ezekiel 19:2
Ezekiel 19:2 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
2and say,
‘19:2 Or Why did your mother, a lioness, lie down among lions; among young lions rear her cubs?What was your mother?
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among young lions,
She raised her cubs.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
2and say,
‘What was your mother?
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among young lions,
She reared her cubs.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
2and say,
‘What was your mother [Jerusalem and Judah]?
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among young lions,
She reared her cubs.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
2and say:
‘What was your mother?
A lioness among the lions!
She lay down among the young lions;
she reared her cubs.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
2Say to Israel,
“ ‘You were like a mother lion to your princes.
She lay down among the lions.
She brought up her cubs.