Ezekiel 19:6

Ezekiel 19:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
• New International Version (NIV)He prowled among the lions, for he was now a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he became a man-eater.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men,
• New King James Version (NKJV)He roved among the lions, And became a young lion; He learned to catch prey; He devoured men.

Context of Ezekiel 19:6

4The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt. 5Now 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. And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men. 7And 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. 8Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.

Ezekiel 19:6 word by word

וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ בְּתוֹךְ־אֲרָי֖וֹת כְּפִ֣יר הָיָ֑ה וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף־טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל׃Read the interlinear

• And he went up and downהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• amongתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• the lionsאֲרִי'ărîy 'aryêh · lionH738
• he became a young lionכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715
• and learnedלָמַדlâmad · to learn: learnH3925
• to catchטָרַףţâraph · to tearH2963
• the preyטֶ֫רֶףţereph · preyH2964
• devouredאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• menאָדָם'âdâm · manH120

Cross-references for Ezekiel 19:6

• 2 Kings 24:1In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.
• 2 Chronicles 36:5Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yhwh his God.
• Jeremiah 22:13Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
• Ezekiel 26:1And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of Yhwh came unto me, saying,
• Ezekiel 36:1Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of Yhwh:
• Ezekiel 19:3And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 19:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6And he went up and down among the lions - He became a perfect heathen, and made Judea as idolatrous as any of the surrounding nations. He reigned eleven years, a monster of iniquity, 2 Kings 23:30, etc.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. 66. went up and down among the lions--imitated the recklessness and tyranny of the surrounding kings (Jr 22:13-17). catch ... prey--to do evil, gratifying his lusts by oppression (2Ki 23:37).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