# General Information:

Yahweh tells Ezekiel to speak to the people of Israel. He tells a story where the nation of Israel is a lioness and some of the past kings in the kingdom of Judah are her cubs. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# take up a lamentation

This idiom means to sing a lamentation. AT: "sing a lamentation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

# Who was your mother?

Yahweh asks this ask a leading question in order to introduce the answer. AT: "This is who your mother is." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# lioness

a female lion

# He was caught in their trap

This can be stated in active form. AT: "They caught him in their trap" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/lament]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/lion]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/son]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/devour]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nation]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/egypt]]