  We investigate strong lensing of galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field by
foreground groups and clusters of galaxies with masses from $10^{13}$ to
$10^{15} \MSun$. Over this mass range, groups with the profile of Navarro,
Frenk, & White (1995) are less efficient than singular isothermal spheres at
producing multiple images of galaxies, by factors of $5 \times 10^{- 2}$ to
$10^{- 3}$. This difference highlights the sensitivity of the lensing cross
section to the central density profile. Nonetheless, with either profile we
find that the expected number of galaxies lensed by groups in the Hubble Deep
Field is at most $\lesssim 1$, consistent with the lack of clearly identified
group lens systems.
