Ezekiel 19:3

And 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.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.

In Context

2And 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!

4And when nations heard of him, he was caught in their pit, and they brought him with nose-rings unto the land of Egypt.

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Cross References

2 Kings 23:34And Pharaoh-nechoh made Elyakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoyakim, and took Jehoachaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.

Ezekiel 19:6And he went up and down in the midst of lions, he became a young lion; and he learned to tear in pieces the prey; even men he devoured.

Ezekiel 32:2Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou didst deem thyself like a young lion among the nations: while thou art as a crocodile in the seas; and thou issuedst forth with thy rivers, and madest turbid the waters with thy feet, and didst stir up their rivers.

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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