Ezekiel 19:4

The nations also heard of him. He was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

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In The King James Version

The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.

In Context

3She brought up one of her cubs. He became a young lion. He learned to catch the prey. He devoured men.

5“‘Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her cubs, and made him a young lion.

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Cross References

2 Kings 23:31Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

2 Chronicles 36:4The king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Neco took Joahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

Jeremiah 22:11For the LORD says touching Shallum the son of Josiah, king of Judah, who reigned instead of Josiah his father, and who went out of this place: “He won’t return there any more.

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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