Ezekiel 19:6
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.
He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
7 He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring.
8 Then the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit.
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
- He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
- KJV
- And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
- WEB
- He went up and down among the lions. He became a young lion. He learned to catch the prey. He devoured men.
- ASV
- And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
- DARBY
- And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
- BLB
- And he went about in the midst of the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men.
- ÅB
- Han gikk omkring blant løver; han ble en ung løve, og han lærte å rane og røve, han spiste mennesker.
- OTB
- Han streifet blant løvene; han ble en ung løve. Han lærte å rive i stykker bytte og fortærte mennesker.
- B1930
- Han gikk omkring blandt løver; han blev en ung løve, og han lærte å rane og røve, han åt mennesker.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 36:9
Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months and ten days. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
Read in contextJeremiah 36:1–32
In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
Read in context2 Kings 24:9
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his father had done.
Read in contextJeremiah 22:13–17
“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,
Read in context2 Kings 24:1–7
During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.
Read in contextJeremiah 26:1–24
At the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came from the LORD:
Read in context2 Chronicles 36:5
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
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