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

5“‘When she realized that she waited in vain, her hope was lost. She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion. 6He walked about among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people. He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it was frightened at the sound of his roaring. 8The nations – the surrounding regions – attacked him. They threw their net over him; he was caught in their pit. 9They put him in a collar with hooks; they brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him to prison so that his voice would not be heard any longer 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 22:25Her princes within her are like a roaring lion tearing its prey; they have devoured lives. They take away riches and valuable things; they have made many women widows within it.
• Proverbs 19:12A king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
• Proverbs 28:3A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.
• Ezekiel 12:19Then say to the people of the land, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says about the inhabitants of Jerusalem and of the land of Israel: They will eat their bread with anxiety and drink their water in fright, for their land will be stripped bare of all it contains because of the violence of all who live in it.
• Ezekiel 30:12I will dry up the waterways and hand the land over to evil men. I will make the land and everything in it desolate by the hand of foreigners. I, the Lord, have spoken!
• Amos 6:8The sovereign Lord confirms this oath by his very own life. The Lord, the God who commands armies, is speaking: “I despise Jacob’s arrogance; I hate their fortresses. I will hand over to their enemies the city of Samaria and everything in it.”
• Micah 1:2Listen, all you nations! Pay attention, all inhabitants of earth! The sovereign Lord will testify against you; the Lord will accuse you from his majestic palace.

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

Topics related to Ezekiel 19:7

• Lion
• Parables

In the dictionaries

• Hunting
• Captivity
• Ezekiel
• Whelp

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