Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 19:2
American Standard Version
and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps.
Amplified® Bible
And say, What a lioness was your mother [Jerusalem-Judah]! She couched among lions; in the midst of young lions she nourished her cubs.
Contemporary English Version
Your mother was a brave lioness who raised her cubs among lions.
Darby English Version
and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps in the midst of the young lions.
Good News Bible
What a lioness your mother was! She raised her cubs among the fierce male lions.
King James Version
And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
New American Standard Bible
and say, `What was your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among young lions, She reared her cubs.
New International Version
and say:
" 'What a lioness was your mother
among the lions!
She lay down among the young lions
and reared her cubs.
New King James Version
and say:
‘ What is your mother? A lioness:
She lay down among the lions;
Among the young lions she nourished her cubs.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and say, 'What did you consider your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among young lions, She reared her cubs.
Revised Standard Version
and say: What a lioness was your mother among lions! She couched in the midst of young lions, rearing her whelps.
Young's Literal Translation
and thou hast said: What `is' thy mother? -- a lioness, Among lions she hath crouched down, In the midst of young lions she hath multiplied her whelps.