Ezekiel 19:3
And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
Ezekiel 19:3 in other translations
| BSB | She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men. |
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| WEB | She brought up one of her cubs. He became a young lion. He learned to catch the prey. He devoured men. |
| ASV | And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men. |
| YLT | And she bringeth up one of her whelps, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured. |
| DARBY | And she brought up one of her whelps; it became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men. |
| BBE | And one of her little ones came to growth under her care, and became a young lion, learning to go after beasts for his food; and he took men for his meat. |
| Webster | And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men. |
What does Ezekiel 19:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 19:1-9
A parable lamenting the ruin of Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim. (Ezek 19:1-9) Another describing the desolation of the people. (Ezek 19:10-14) Verses 1-9 Ezekiel is to compare the kingdom of Judah to a lioness. He must compare the kings of Judah to a lion's whelps; they were cruel and oppressive to their own subjects. The righteousness of God is to be acknowledged, when those who have terrified and enslaved others, are…
Ezekiel 19:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 19:3
- Ezekiel 19:6
And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
- Ezekiel 22:25
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, 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 thereof.
- 2 Chronicles 36:1-2
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem. Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
- 2 Kings 23:31-32
Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.
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Context
- Ezekiel 19:2
And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
- Ezekiel 19:3
And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
- Ezekiel 19:4
The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.
Ezekiel 19:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | E hizo subir uno de sus cachorros: vino á ser leoncillo, y aprendió á prender presa, y á devorar hombres. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et elle éleva un de ses petits; il devint un jeune lion et apprit à déchirer la proie; il dévora des hommes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie zog eines von ihren Jungen auf, es wurde ein junger Löwe; und er lernte Raub rauben, er fraß Menschen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et eduxit unum de leunculis suis, et leo factus est: et didicit capere prædam, hominemque comedere. |