Ezekiel 19 · Verse 4

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 19:4, King James Version

Ezekiel 19:4 in other translations

BSBWhen the nations heard of him, he was trapped in their pit. With hooks they led him away to the land of Egypt.
WEBThe nations also heard of him. He was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
ASVThe nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks unto the land of Egypt.
YLTAnd hear of it do nations, In their pit it hath been caught, And they bring it in with chains unto the land of Egypt.
DARBYAnd the nations heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with nose-rings into the land of Egypt.
BBEAnd the nations had news of him; he was taken in the hole they had made: and, pulling him with hooks, they took him into the land of Egypt.
WebsterThe nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains to the land of Egypt.

What does Ezekiel 19:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. The nations--Egypt, in the case of Jehoahaz, who probably provoked Pharaoh by trying to avenge the death of his father by assailing the bordering cities of Egypt (2Ki 23:29, 30). in their pit--image from the pitfalls used for catching wild beasts (Jr 22:11, 12). chains--or hooks, which were fastened in the noses of wild beasts (see on Eze 19:9).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 The nations also heard of him - The king of Egypt, whose subjects were of divers nations, marched against Jerusalem, took Jehoahaz prisoner, and brought him to Egypt. Thus: - He was taken in their pit - Here is an allusion to those trap-pits digged in forests, into which the wild beasts fall, when the huntsmen, surrounding a given portion of the forest, drive the beasts in; by degrees narrowing the inclosure, till the animals come to the place where the pits are, which, being lightly covered over with branches and turf, are not perceived, and the beasts tread on them and fall in. Jehoahaz reigned only three months before he was dethroned by the king of Egypt, against whom it is apparent some craft was used, here signified by the pit, into which he fell.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Ezekiel 19:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּvai.yish.me.'Uand they heardH8085
אֵלָ֛יו'e.Lavconcerning itH413
גּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimnationsH1471
בְּשַׁחְתָּ֣םbe.shach.Tamin pit theirH7845
נִתְפָּ֑שׂnit.Pasit was caughtH8610
וַיְבִאֻ֥הוּvay.vi.'U.huand they brought itH935
בַֽחַחִ֖יםva.cha.Chimwith <the> hooksH2397
אֶל\־'el-toH413
אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
מִצְרָֽיִם\׃mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 19:4

  • 2 Chronicles 36:4

    And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

  • 2 Kings 23:33-34

    And Pharaoh–nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. And Pharaoh–nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:6

    Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 22:11-12

    For thus saith the Lord touching Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth out of this place; He shall not return thither any more: But he shall die in the place whither they have led him captive, and shall see this land no more.

  • 2 Kings 23:31

    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.

  • Jeremiah 22:18

    Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, saying, Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, saying, Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
he was.Taken prisoner by Pharaoh-necho, and brought into Egypt.
2Ki 23:31,33,34; 2Ch 36:4,6; Jer 22:11,12,18

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Context

  • 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 19:5

    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.

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Ezekiel 19:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y las gentes oyeron de él: fué tomado con el lazo de ellas, y lleváronlo con grillos á la tierra de Egipto.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et les nations entendirent parler de lui; il fut pris dans leur fosse, et on le mena avec un anneau à ses narines dans le pays d’Égypte.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und die Völker hörten von ihm, in ihrer Grube wurde er gefangen; und sie brachten ihn mit Nasenringen in das Land Ägypten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et audierunt de eo gentes: et non absque vulneribus suis ceperunt eum, et adduxerunt eum in catenis in terram Ægypti.