Ezekiel 19:5

Ezekiel 19:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘When she saw her hope unfulfilled, her expectation gone, she took another of her cubs and made him a strong lion.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When she saw that she waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘When she saw that she waited, that her hope was lost, She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.

Context of Ezekiel 19:5

3She taught one of her children to catch animals for food. As he grew, he started to eat people. 4The people of other nations heard about him. They dug a hole and they caught him in their trap. They put hooks in him and they took him to Egypt. His mother waited for him to return home. He did not come and she stopped hoping for him. She helped another of her sons to become a strong young lion. 6He grew to be strong among the other lions. He learned to catch wild animals and to eat them. He also learned to eat people. 7He attacked their strong buildings and he destroyed their cities. When he roared, the noise frightened everyone in the land.

Ezekiel 19:5 word by word

וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ כִּ֣י נֽוֹחֲלָ֔ה אָבְדָ֖ה תִּקְוָתָ֑הּ וַתִּקַּ֛ח אֶחָ֥ד מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָ כְּפִ֥יר שָׂמָֽתְהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now when she sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• that she had waitedיָחַלyâchal · to wait: hopeH3176
• her hopeתִּקְוָהtiqvâh · hopeH8615
• was lostאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• then she tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• anotherאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of her whelpsגּוּרgûr gûr · whelpH1482
• madeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• him a young lionכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715

Cross-references for Ezekiel 19:5

• Ezekiel 19:3She taught one of her children to catch animals for food. As he grew, he started to eat people.
• 2 Kings 23:34Pharaoh Necho made Josiah's son Eliakim become the new king of Judah. Necho changed Eliakim's name to Jehoiakim. Then he took Jehoahaz away to Egypt. Later, Jehoahaz died in Egypt.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 19:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5When she saw that she had waited - Being very weak, the Jews found that they could not resist with any hope of success; so the king of Egypt was permitted to do as he pleased. She took another of her whelps - Jehoiakim. And made him a young lion - King of Judea.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. 55. saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost--that is, that her long-waited-for hope was disappointed, Jehoahaz not being restored to her from Egypt. she took another of her whelps--Jehoiakim, brother of Jehoahaz, who was placed on the throne by Pharaoh (2Ki 23:34), according to the wish of Judah.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 19:5

• Lion
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• Hunting
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• Ezekiel
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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