Ezekiel Chapter 19 verse 3 Holy Bible
And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
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And one of her little ones came to growth under her care, and became a young lion, learning to go after beasts for his food; and he took men for his meat.
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And she brought up one of her whelps; it became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
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And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
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She brought up one of her cubs: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
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And she bringeth up one of her whelps, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - The whelp, as ver. 4 shows, is Jehoahaz, also known as Shallum (Jeremiah 22:11), who "did evil" in the sight of the Lord (2 Kings 23:32), the words that follow pointing to cruelty and oppression like that of Zedekiah. The passage finds a somewhat striking parallel in AEschylus, 'Agam.,' 695-715.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) It became a young lion.--There can be no doubt (see Ezekiel 19:4) of the reference of this to Jehoahaz. After the death of Josiah, "the people of the land took Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah . . . and made him king" (2Kings 23:30). In Ezekiel 19:6 Jehoiachin is also spoken of particularly. These two are mentioned as examples of all the other kings after Josiah. Jehoiakim and Zedekiah are simply passed over, although it may be that the prophet looked upon them as creatures of Pharaoh and Nebuchadnezzar rather than as legitimate kings of Israel. Jehoiakim, moreover, died in Jerusalem, and Zedekiah was at this moment still upon the throne.It devoured men.--This at once keeps up the figure, and has also its special justification in the evil courses of Jehoahaz (2Kings 23:32). He is represented as growing up and being like the heathen kings around. See also, in Ezekiel 19:2, Israel as a whole is represented as going aside from her high calling as a theocracy, and making herself "like the nations round about." . . .
