Ezekiel 19:2

And say, What a noble lioness was thy mother! among lions did she lie down, in the midst of young lions did she raise her whelps!

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

In Context

1And thou,—do thou lift up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

3And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to tear in pieces the prey; [even] men he devoured.

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Cross References

Job 4:11The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness have to scatter themselves abroad.

Isaiah 5:29It hath a roar like the lioness, it roareth like the young lions: yea, it growleth, and layeth hold of the prey, and carrieth it safely off, with none to deliver.

Nahum 2:11(2:12) Where is [now] the dwelling of the lions, and what was the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion, the lioness, and the lion's whelp walked, and none made them afraid?

Zechariah 11:3[There is] the noise of the wailing of the shepherds; for wasted is their glory: [there is] the noise of the roaring of young lions; for wasted is the pride of the Jordan.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 19:2-10

The Fall of the Royal Family; Fall of Jehoahaz and Jehoiakim. ( b. c. 593.) 1 Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, 2 And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. 3 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men. 4 The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt. 5 Now when she saw that she had… Read the whole commentary →

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