Ezekiel 19:6

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

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. 5His 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. He 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. 8Men from other nations near there came to attack him. They threw a net over him. They caught him in their trap.

Ezekiel 19:6 word by word

וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ בְּתוֹךְ־אֲרָי֖וֹת כְּפִ֣יר הָיָ֑ה וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף־טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he went up and downהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• the lionsאֲרִי'ărîy 'aryêh · lionH738
• he became a young lionכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715
• and learnedלָמַדlâmad · to learn: learnH3925
• to catchטָרַףţâraph · to tearH2963
• the preyטֶ֫רֶףţereph · preyH2964
• devouredאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120

Cross-references for Ezekiel 19:6

• 2 Kings 24:1While Jehoiakim was king, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked Judah. Jehoiakim was under Nebuchadnezzar's authority for three years. But then Jehoiakim turned against Nebuchadnezzar.
• 2 Chronicles 36:5Jehoiakim was 25 years old when he became king. He ruled for 11 years as king in Jerusalem. He did things that the Lord his God said were evil.
• Jeremiah 22:13The Lord says, ‘Terrible trouble will happen to this man! He cheats people so that he can build a beautiful palace for himself. He does not do what is right and fair. He does not pay the people who work for him. His own men have to work for nothing.
• Ezekiel 26:1The Lord gave this message to me on the first day of the month, in the 11th year:
• Ezekiel 36:1The Lord said, ‘Son of man, speak my message to the mountains of Israel. Say to them: “Listen to the Lord's message, you mountains of Israel.
• Ezekiel 19:3She taught one of her children to catch animals for food. As he grew, he started to eat people.

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