Ezekiel 19:2

and say:—How lay thy mother at ease, a lioness among lions! Among young lions she nourished her whelps;

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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

1Moreover, take thou 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 seize the prey; he devoured men.

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Cross References

Job 4:11The fierce lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.

Isaiah 5:29Their roaring is like the roaring of the lion; They roar like young lions; They roar, and seize the prey; They bear it away, and none can rescue it.

Nahum 2:11Where now is the dwelling of the lions, And the feeding-place of the young lions, Where the lion and the lioness walked, And the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?

Zechariah 11:3Hark! the voice of the howling of the shepherds, Because their glory is destroyed! The voice of the roaring of young lions, Because the pride of Jordan is destroyed!

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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