Ezekiel 19:3

What does Ezekiel 19:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 19:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And she bringeth up one of her whelps, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And she brought out one of her whelps, and he became a lion: and he learned to catch the prey, and to devour men.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And she brought up one of her whelps; it became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

Context

v.2and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps.

v.3This passage

v.4The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks unto the land of Egypt.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Ezekiel 22:25

    There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey: they have devoured souls; they take treasure and precious things; they have made her widows many in the midst thereof.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:1

    Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kings 23:31

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

  • Ezekiel 19:6

    And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

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