Ezekiel 19:2
And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 19:10
Parallel
Ezekiel 19:10 shifts to vine imagery for the same mother — directly continuing this lament's allegory of Judah's leaders.
Ezekiel 32:2
Parallel
In Ezekiel 32:2, the same lion metaphor is applied to Pharaoh, linking the lament over Israel's princes to Egypt's ruler.
Zephaniah 3:1
Parallel
In Zephaniah 3:3, princes are called 'roaring lions' — the same metaphor for corrupt leadership, reinforcing this lament's imagery.
Nahum 2:11
Parallel
Nahum 2:11 uses the lion metaphor for a nation's former strength—here for Israel's princes, there for Nineveh's glory.
Nahum 2:12
Parallel
Nahum 2:12 depicts a lion providing for its young—parallel imagery to the lioness and cubs representing Israel's leaders here.