Ezekiel 19:6
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.
And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
7 And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.
8 Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken 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 eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
Read in contextJeremiah 36:1–32
And it came to pass in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that this word came unto Jeremiah from the LORD, saying,
Read in context2 Kings 24:9
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.
Read in contextJeremiah 22:13–17
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
Read in context2 Kings 24:1–7
In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.
Read in contextJeremiah 26:1–24
In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,
Read in context2 Chronicles 36:5
Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God.
Read in context