Ezekiel 19:3
1 “As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel
2 and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.
She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
4 When the nations heard of him, he was trapped in their pit. With hooks they led him away to the land of Egypt.
5 When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
- KJV
- And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
- WEB
- She brought up one of her cubs. He became a young lion. He learned to catch the prey. He devoured men.
- ASV
- And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
- DARBY
- And she brought up one of her whelps; it became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
- BLB
- And she brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion, and he learned to tear prey; he devoured men.
- ÅB
- Og hun oppfostret en av sine unger[^1]; han ble en ung løve, og han lærte å rane og røve, han spiste mennesker.
- OTB
- Hun oppdro en av sine unger, og han ble en ung løve. Han lærte å rive i stykker bytte og fortærte mennesker.
- B1930
- Og hun opfostret en av sine unger; han blev en ung løve, og han lærte å rane og røve, han åt mennesker. / < Joakas.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 19:6
He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
Read in contextEzekiel 22:25
The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.
Read in context2 Chronicles 36:1–2
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
Read in context2 Kings 23:31–32
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
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