Ezekiel 19:5
What does Ezekiel 19:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 19:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now when she saw that her hope was made foolish and gone, she took another of her little ones and made him into a young lion.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And she seeth, that stayed--perished hath her hope, And she taketh one of her whelps, A young lion she hath made it.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752But she seeing herself weakened, and that her hope was lost, took one of her young lions, and set him up for a lion.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And when she saw that she had waited [and] her hope was lost, she took another of her whelps, [and] made him a young lion.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 23:34
And Pharaoh-necoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and changed his name to Jehoiakim: but he took Jehoahaz away; and he came to Egypt, and died there.
- Ezekiel 19:3
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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