Ezekiel 19:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.”
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“She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And she bringeth up one of her whelps, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 19:3 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 23:31Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah.
- 2 Kings 23:34Then Pharaoh Neco made Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and he changed Eliakim’s name to Jehoiakim. But Neco took Jehoahaz and carried him off to Egypt, where he died.
- 2 Chronicles 36:1Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
- Ezekiel 19:6He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
- Ezekiel 22:25The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.
- Ezekiel 32:2“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’
- Zechariah 11:3Listen to the wailing of the shepherds,for their glory is in ruins.Listen to the roaring of the young lions,for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.
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