Ezekiel 19:5

Ezekiel 19:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘When she saw her hope unfulfilled, her expectation gone, she took another of her cubs and made him a strong lion.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When she saw that she waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘When she saw that she waited, that her hope was lost, She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.

Context of Ezekiel 19:5

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. “When the lioness saw that her hopes for him were gone, she took another of her cubs and taught him to be a strong young lion. 6He prowled among the other lions and stood out among them in his strength. He learned to hunt and devour prey, and he, too, became a man-eater. 7He 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.

Ezekiel 19:5 word by word

וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ כִּ֣י נֽוֹחֲלָ֔ה אָבְדָ֖ה תִּקְוָתָ֑הּ וַתִּקַּ֛ח אֶחָ֥ד מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָ כְּפִ֥יר שָׂמָֽתְהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now when she sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• that she had waitedיָחַלyâchal · to wait: hopeH3176
• her hopeתִּקְוָהtiqvâh · hopeH8615
• was lostאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• then she tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• anotherאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• of her whelpsגּוּרgûr gûr · whelpH1482
• madeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• him a young lionכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715

Cross-references for Ezekiel 19:5

• Ezekiel 19:3She raised one of her cubs to become a strong young lion. He learned to hunt and devour prey, and he became a man-eater.
• 2 Kings 23:34Pharaoh Neco then installed Eliakim, another of Josiah’s sons, to reign in place of his father, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. Jehoahaz was taken to Egypt as a prisoner, where he died.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 19:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5When she saw that she had waited - Being very weak, the Jews found that they could not resist with any hope of success; so the king of Egypt was permitted to do as he pleased. She took another of her whelps - Jehoiakim. And made him a young lion - King of Judea.Read the comment
• 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. 55. saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost--that is, that her long-waited-for hope was disappointed, Jehoahaz not being restored to her from Egypt. she took another of her whelps--Jehoiakim, brother of Jehoahaz, who was placed on the throne by Pharaoh (2Ki 23:34), according to the wish of Judah.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 19:5

• Lion
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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