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

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. 6And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men. And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and all it containeth, 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. 9And they put him in custody in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into strong holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.

Ezekiel 19:7 word by word

וַיֵּ֙דַע֙ אַלְמְנוֹתָ֔יו וְעָרֵיהֶ֖ם הֶחֱרִ֑יב וַתֵּ֤שַׁם אֶ֙רֶץ֙ וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ מִקּ֖וֹל שַׁאֲגָתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• palacesאַלְמָנָה'almânâh · widowH490
• wasteחָרֵבchârab chârêb · to destroyH2717
• citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• desolateיָשַׁםyâsham · be desolateH3456
• containethמְלֹאmelô' melô' melô · fullnessH4393
• noiseקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• roaringשְׁאָגָהshe'âgâh · roaringH7581

Cross-references for Ezekiel 19:7

• Ezekiel 22:25There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst of her, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst of her.
• Proverbs 19:12The king’s wrathis as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
• Proverbs 28:3A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
• Ezekiel 12:19And say to the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with anxious care, and drink their water with horror, that her land may be desolate from all that is in it, because of the violence of all them that dwell in it.
• Ezekiel 30:12And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is in it, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken it .
• Amos 6:8The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore I will deliver up the city with all its abundance.
• Micah 1:2Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that is in it: and let the Lord GOD be 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