Ezekiel 19 · Verse 9

Ezekiel 19:9

And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
Ezekiel 19:9, King James Version

Ezekiel 19:9 in other translations

BSBWith hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.
WEBThey put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into strongholds, so that his voice should no more be heard on the mountains of Israel.
ASVAnd they put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into strongholds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
YLTAnd they put it in prison--in chains, And they bring it unto the king of Babylon, They bring it in unto bulwarks, So that its voice is not heard any more On mountains of Israel.
DARBYAnd they put him in a cage with nose-rings, and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into strongholds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
BBEThey made him a prisoner with hooks, and took him to the king of Babylon; they put him in the strong place so that his voice might be sounding no longer on the mountains of Israel.
WebsterAnd they put him in custody in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.

What does Ezekiel 19:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
9. in chains--(2Ch 36:6; Jr 22:18). Margin, "hooks"; perhaps referring to the hook often passed through the nose of beasts; so, too, through that of captives, as seen in the Assyrian sculptures (see on Eze 19:4). voice--that is, his roaring. no more be heard upon the mountains--carrying on the metaphor of the lion, whose roaring on the mountains frightens all the other beasts. The insolence of the prince, not at all abated though his kingdom was impaired, was now to cease.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 That his voice should no more be heard - He continued in prison many years, till the reign of Evil-merodach, who set him at liberty, but never suffered him to return to the mountains of Israel. "The unhappy fate of these princes, mentioned Eze 19:4, Eze 19:8, Eze 19:9, is a just subject of lamentation." - Newcome.

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 19:9 in the original Hebrew

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וַֽיִּתְּנֻ֤הוּvai.yi.te.Nu.huand they put itH5414
בַסּוּגַר֙va.su.Garin <the> cageH5474
בַּֽחַחִ֔יםba.cha.Chimwith <the> hooksH2397
וַיְבִאֻ֖הוּvay.vi.'U.huand they brought itH935
אֶל\־'el-toH413
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
בָּבֶ֑לba.VelBabylonH894
יְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙ye.vi.'U.huthey brought itH935
בַּמְּצֹד֔וֹתba.me.tzo.Dotin <the> strongholdsH4685
לְמַ֗עַןle.Ma.'anso thatH4616
לֹא\־lo'-notH3808
יִשָּׁמַ֥עyi.sha.Ma'it will be heardH8085
קוֹל֛וֹko.Lovoice itsH6963
ע֖וֹדodagainH5750
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הָרֵ֥יha.Rei[the] mountains ofH2022
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \פYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 19:9

  • 2 Chronicles 36:6

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

  • Ezekiel 6:2

    Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,

  • 2 Kings 24:15

    And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.

  • Ezekiel 36:1

    Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord:

  • Jeremiah 22:18-19

    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! He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem.

  • Ezekiel 19:7

    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.

  • Jeremiah 36:30-31

    Therefore thus saith the Lord of Jehoiakim king of Judah; He shall have none to sit upon the throne of David: and his dead body shall be cast out in the day to the heat, and in the night to the frost. And I will punish him and his seed and his servants for their iniquity; and I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the men of Judah, all the evil that I have pronounced against them; but they hearkened not.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
chains. or, hooks. and brought.
2Ch 36:6; Jer 22:18,19; 36:30,31
that his.
7; 6:2; 36:1

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Context

  • Ezekiel 19:8

    Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.

  • Ezekiel 19:9

    And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.

  • Ezekiel 19:10

    Thy mother is like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.

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Ezekiel 19:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y pusiéronlo en cárcel con cadenas, y lleváronlo al rey de Babilonia; metiéronlo en fortalezas, para que su voz no se oyese más sobre los montes de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et elles le mirent dans une cage, avec un anneau à ses narines, et le menèrent au roi de Babylone; elles le menèrent dans une forteresse, afin que sa voix ne soit plus entendue sur les montagnes d’Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie setzten ihn mit Nasenringen in den Käfig und brachten ihn zu dem König von Babel; sie brachten ihn in eine der Festen, auf daß seine Stimme nicht mehr gehört würde auf den Bergen Israels.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		et miserunt eum in caveam: in catenis adduxerunt eum ad regem Babylonis, miseruntque eum in carcerem, ne audiretur vox ejus ultra super montes Israël.