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

1“Sing this funeral song for the princes of Israel: “What is your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among the young lions and reared her cubs. 3She raised one of her cubs to become a strong young lion. He learned to hunt and devour prey, and he became a man-eater. 4Then the nations heard about him, and he was trapped in their pit. They led him away with hooks to the land of 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 now is that great Nineveh, that den filled with young lions? It was a place where people—like lions and their cubs— walked freely and without fear.
• Zephaniah 3:1What sorrow awaits rebellious, polluted Jerusalem, the city of violence and crime!
• Job 4:11The fierce lion will starve for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness will be scattered.
• Psalms 58:6Break off their fangs, O God! Smash the jaws of these lions, O Lord!
• Isaiah 5:29They will roar like lions, like the strongest of lions. Growling, they will pounce on their victims and carry them off, and no one will be there to rescue them.
• Isaiah 11:6In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together; the leopard will lie down with the baby goat. The calf and the yearling will be safe with the lion, and a little child will lead them all.
• Zechariah 11:3Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their rich pastures are destroyed. Hear the young lions roaring, for their thickets in the Jordan Valley are ruined.

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