Ezekiel 19:5

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“When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.”

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BSBPD

“When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Now 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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Now 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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And she seeth, that stayed--perished hath her hope, And she taketh one of her whelps, A young lion she hath made it.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 19:5 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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. Ezekiel 19:3She 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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