Ezekiel 19:4

Then nations heard of him. In their pit, was he caught,— So they brought him with hooks. Into the land of Egypt.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

3And she reared up one of her whelps— A young lion, he became, And he learned to rend prey. Men, he devoured.

5And she saw she had waited Lost was her hope, Then took she another of her whelps. A young lion, she made him.

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Cross References

2 Kings 23:31Twenty-three years old, was Jehoahaz when he began to reign, and, three months, reigned he in Jerusalem,—and, his mother’s name, was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah, of Libnah.

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

Jeremiah 22:11For Thus, saith Yahweh—Touching Shallum, son of Josiah king of Judah, That reigneth instead of Josiah his father, Who hath gone forth out of this place, He shall not return thither 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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