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Ezekiel 19:6
6And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
Ezekiel 19:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
- New International Version (NIV)He prowled among the lions, for he was now a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he became a man-eater.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men,
- New King James Version (NKJV)He roved among the lions, And became a young lion; He learned to catch prey; He devoured men.
Context of Ezekiel 19:6
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. And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey; he devoured men. 7And he knew their [desolate] palaces, and he laid waste their cities, so that the land was desolate, and all it contained, by the noise of his roaring. 8Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit.
Read all of Ezekiel 19Ezekiel 19:6 word by word
וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ בְּתוֹךְ־אֲרָי֖וֹת כְּפִ֣יר הָיָ֑ה וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף־טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Ezekiel 19:6
- 2 Kings 24:1In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim was his servant three years; then he turned and rebelled against him.
- 2 Chronicles 36:5Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and he did evil in the sight of Jehovah his God.
- Jeremiah 22:13Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his upper chambers by injustice; that taketh his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not his earning;
- Ezekiel 26:1And it came to pass in the eleventh year, on the first of the month, [that] the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
- Ezekiel 36:1And thou, son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Mountains of Israel, hear the word of Jehovah.
- Ezekiel 19:3And she brought up one of her whelps; it became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 19:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6And he went up and down among the lions - He became a perfect heathen, and made Judea as idolatrous as any of the surrounding nations. He reigned eleven years, a monster of iniquity, 2 Kings 23:30, etc.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4-9Verses 4-9 Chains - See the marginal rendering to Ezekiel 19:9 and Isaiah 27:9, note. Ezekiel 19:5 Another - Jehoiachin who soon showed himself no less unworthy than Jehoahaz. The “waiting” of the people was during the absence of their rightful lord Jehoahaz, a captive in Egypt while Jehoiakim, whom they deemed an usurper, was on the throne. It was not until Jehoiachin succeeded, that they seemed to themselves to have a monarch of their own 2 Kings 24:6…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-7The second cub acted like the first one, but he was even more violent. He destroyed towns and cities. This cub may represent Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, or Zedekiah. The text does not clearly say which one. It is also not clear which towns and cities were destroyed. The prophet may be describing the harmful results of the king’s foolish foreign policy (his decisions about relationships with other nations). These choices brought suffering to the towns and…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. went up and down among the lions--imitated the recklessness and tyranny of the surrounding kings (Jr 22:13-17). catch ... prey--to do evil, gratifying his lusts by oppression (2Ki 23:37).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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