Ezekiel 19:2
What does Ezekiel 19:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 19:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949What was your mother? Like a she-lion among lions, stretched out among the young lions she gave food to her little ones.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and thou hast said: What <FI>is<Fi> thy mother? --a lioness, Among lions she hath crouched down, In the midst of young lions she hath multiplied her whelps.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And say: Why did thy mother the lioness lie down among the lions, and bring up her whelps in the midst of young lions?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps in the midst of the young lions.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Nahum 2:11
Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion and the lioness walked, the lion’s whelp, and none made them afraid?
- Psalms 58:6
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.
- Zephaniah 3:1
Woe to her that is rebellious and polluted! to the oppressing city!
- Zechariah 11:3
A voice of the wailing of the shepherds! for their glory is destroyed: a voice of the roaring of young lions! for the pride of the Jordan is laid waste.
- Job 4:11
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.
- Isaiah 5:29
their roaring shall be like a lioness, they shall roar like young lions; yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and carry it away safe, and there shall be none to deliver.
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