Ezekiel 19:2

Ezekiel 19:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
• New International Version (NIV)and say: “ ‘What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay down among them and reared her cubs.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and say: What was your mother? A lioness! Among lions she crouched; in the midst of young lions she reared her cubs.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and say: ‘What is your mother? A lioness: She lay down among the lions; Among the young lions she nourished her cubs.

Context of Ezekiel 19:2

1Sing a funeral song for the princes of Israel. Say: Your mother was like a lioness. She lay down among the lions. She fed many cubs. 3One of the cubs she raised became a young lion. He learned to tear apart the animals he hunted. He ate people. 4The nations heard about him, caught him in their pit, and brought him with hooks to Egypt.

Ezekiel 19:2 word by word

וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ מָ֤ה אִמְּךָ֙ לְבִיָּ֔א בֵּ֥ין אֲרָי֖וֹת רָבָ֑צָה בְּת֥וֹךְ כְּפִרִ֖ים רִבְּתָ֥ה גוּרֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• thy motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
• A lionessלְבִיָּאlâbîy' lebîyâ' lebâ'îym lebâ'ôth · lionessH3833
• she lay downרָבַץrâbats · to stretchH7257
• among lionsאֲרִי'ărîy 'aryêh · lionH738
• she nourishedרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• her whelpsגּוּרgûr gûr · whelpH1482
• amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• young lionsכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715

Cross-references for Ezekiel 19:2

• Nahum 2:11Where is the lions’ den, that feeding place for young lions? Where are the lion, the lioness, and the lion cub who moved about with no one to terrify them?
• Zephaniah 3:1How horrible it will be for that rebellious and corrupt place, the city of violence.
• Job 4:11The old lions die without any prey ⌞to eat⌟, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
• Psalms 58:6O God, knock the teeth out of their mouths. Break the young lions’ teeth, O Lord.
• Isaiah 5:29They roar like a lioness. They growl like a young lion. They growl as they snatch their prey and carry it off to where no one can rescue it.
• Isaiah 11:6Wolves will live with lambs. Leopards will lie down with goats. Calves, young lions, and year-old lambs will be together, and little children will lead them.
• Zechariah 11:3Listen! The shepherds are crying, because their rich pastures are destroyed. Listen! The young lions are roaring, because the lush banks of the Jordan are destroyed.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 19:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2What is thy mother? A lioness - Judea may here be the mother; the lioness, Jerusalem. Her lying down among lions, her having confederacy with the neighboring kings; for lion here means king.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Thy mother - The people represented by Judah. Compare Genesis 49:9; Numbers 23:24.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. 22. thy mother--the mother of Jehoiachin, the representative of David's line in exile with Ezekiel. The "mother" is Judea: "a lioness," as being fierce in catching prey (Eze 19:3), referring to her heathenish practices. Jerusalem was called Ariel (the lion of God) in a good sense (Is 29:1); and Judah "a lion's whelp ... a lion ... an old lion" (Ge 49:9), to which, as also to Nu 23:24; 24:9, this passage alludes. nourished ... among young lions--She herself…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