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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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.

Context of Ezekiel 19:7

5When she saw, as she waited, That her hope was lost, She took another of her cubs And made him a young lion. 6And he walked about among the lions, He became a young lion; He learned to tear his prey; He devoured people. He destroyed their palaces And laid waste their cities; And the land and its fullness were appalled Because of the sound of his roaring. 8Then nations set against him On every side from their provinces, And they spread their net over him; He was caught in their trap. 9They put him in a wooden collar with hooks And brought him to the king of Babylon; They brought him in hunting nets So that his voice would no longer 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

• destroyedרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · to shatterH7489
• palacesאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• And laidחָרֵבchârab chârêb · to destroyH2717
• wasteחָרֵבchârab chârêb · to destroyH2717
• their citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• And the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and its fullnessמְלֹאmelô' melô' melô · fullnessH4393
• wereשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: destroyedH8074
• Becauseמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• of the soundקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of his roaringשְׁאָגָהshe'âgâh · roaringH7581

Cross-references for Ezekiel 19:7

• Ezekiel 22:25There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst like a roaring lion tearing the prey. They have devoured lives; they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in the midst of her.
• Proverbs 19:12A king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.
• Proverbs 28:3A poor man who oppresses the helpless Is like a driving rain which leaves no food.
• Ezekiel 12:19Then say to the people of the land, ‘This is what the Lord God says concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel: “They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water with horror, because their land will be stripped of its fullness on account of the violence of all who live in it.
• Ezekiel 30:12Moreover, I will make the Nile canals dry And sell the land into the hands of evil men. And I will make the land desolate And all that is in it, By the hand of strangers; I the Lord have spoken.”
• Amos 6:8The Lord God has sworn by Himself, the Lord God of armies has declared: “I loathe the arrogance of Jacob, And detest his citadels; Therefore I will give up the city and all it contains.”
• Micah 1:2Hear, you peoples, all of you; Listen carefully, earth and all it contains, And may 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