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Ezekiel 19:3

1 Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

2 And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.

4 The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.

5 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.

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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.

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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.>

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 19:6

    And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.

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  • Ezekiel 22:25

    There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.

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  • 2 Chronicles 36:1–2

    Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.

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  • 2 Kings 23:31–32

    Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

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