Ezekiel 19:7

Ezekiel 19:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He broke down their strongholds and devastated their towns. The land and all who were in it were terrified by his roaring.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He knew their desolate places, And laid waste their cities; The land with its fullness was desolated By the noise of his roaring.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He demolished fortresses and destroyed their towns and cities. Their farms were desolated, and their crops were destroyed. The land and its people trembled in fear when they heard him roar.

Context of Ezekiel 19:7

5When she saw that she waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion. 6He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men, and seized their widows. He laid waste their cities, and the land was appalled and all who were in it at the sound of his roaring. 8Then the nations set against him from provinces on every side; they spread their net over him; he was taken in their pit. 9With hooks they put him in a cage and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into custody, that his voice should no more be heard on the mountains of Israel.

Ezekiel 19:7 word by word

וַיֵּ֙דַע֙ אַלְמְנוֹתָ֔יו וְעָרֵיהֶ֖ם הֶחֱרִ֑יב וַתֵּ֤שַׁם אֶ֙רֶץ֙ וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ מִקּ֖וֹל שַׁאֲגָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• their desolate palacesאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• and he laid wasteחָרֵבchârab chârêb · to destroyH2717
• their citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• was desolateיָשַׁםyâsham · be desolateH3456
• and the fulnessמְלֹאmelô' melô' melô · fullnessH4393
• thereof, by the noiseקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of his roaringשְׁאָגָהshe'âgâh · roaringH7581

Cross-references for Ezekiel 19:7

• Ezekiel 22:25The conspiracy of her prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they have devoured human lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst.
• Proverbs 19:12A king's wrath is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
• Proverbs 28:3A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
• Ezekiel 12:19And say to the people of the land, Thus says the Lord God concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with anxiety, and drink water in dismay. In this way her land will be stripped of all it contains, on account of the violence of all those who dwell in it.
• Ezekiel 30:12And I will dry up the Nile and will sell the land into the hand of evildoers; I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it, by the hand of foreigners; I am the Lord; I have spoken.
• Amos 6:8The Lord God has sworn by himself, declares the Lord, the God of hosts: "I abhor the pride of Jacob and hate his strongholds, and I will deliver up the city and all that is in it."
• Micah 1:2Hear, you peoples, all of you; pay attention, O earth, and all that is in it, and let the Lord God be a witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 19:7

• 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. 77. knew ... desolate palaces--that is, claimed as his own their palaces, which he then proceeded to "desolate." The Hebrew, literally "widows"; hence widowed palaces (Is 13:22). Vatablus (whom Fairbairn follows) explains it, "He knew (carnally) the widows of those whom he devoured" (Eze 19:6). But thus the metaphor and the literal reality would be blended: the lion being represented as knowing widows. The reality, however, often elsewhere thus breaks…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