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Ezekiel 19:3
3And she brought up one of her whelps; it became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
Ezekiel 19:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
- New International Version (NIV)She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he became a man-eater.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And she brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men.
- New King James Version (NKJV)She brought up one of her cubs, And he became a young lion; He learned to catch prey, And he devoured men.
Context of Ezekiel 19:3
1And thou, take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, 2and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps in the midst of the young lions. And she brought up one of her whelps; it became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men. 4And the nations heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with nose-rings into the land of Egypt. 5And when she saw that she had waited [and] her hope was lost, she took another of her whelps, [and] made him a young lion.
Read all of Ezekiel 19Ezekiel 19:3 word by word
וַתַּ֛עַל אֶחָ֥ד מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָ כְּפִ֣יר הָיָ֑ה וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף־טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Ezekiel 19:3
- Ezekiel 19:6And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
- 2 Kings 23:31Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Hamutal, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
- 2 Chronicles 36:1And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead, in Jerusalem.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 19:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3She brought up one of her whelps - Jehoahaz, son of Josiah, whose father was conquered and slain by Pharaoh-necho, king of Egypt. It learned to catch the prey - His reign was a reign of oppression and cruelty. He made his subjects his prey, and devoured their substance.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Compare the marginal reference. The short reign of Jehoahaz was marked by violence and idolatry, and was closed by Pharaoh-Necho‘s carrying him captive into Egypt.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-4The first picture shows a lioness and one of her cubs, whom she chose as the leader of her group. This cub represents Jehoahaz, who ruled for only three months before Pharaoh Neco took him to Egypt (2 Kings 23:33–34). tear his prey … devoured men: The prophet describes Jehoahaz’s short reign in completely negative terms. He presents his rule as evil and harmful. In ancient times, hunters often caught lions with a net and a pit. In this passage, that…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. young lion--Jehoahaz, son of Josiah, carried captive from Riblah to Egypt by Pharaoh-necho (2Ki 23:33).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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