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.
Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost - i:e., that her long-waited for hope was disappointed, Jehoahaz not being restored to her from Egypt.
Then she took another of her whelps - Jehoiakim, brother of Jehoahaz, who was placed on the throne by Pharaoh (2 Kings 23:34), according to the wish of Judah.