Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He broke down their strongholds and devastated their towns. The land and all who were in it were terrified by his roaring. New Living Translation He demolished fortresses and destroyed their towns and cities. Their farms were desolated, and their crops were destroyed. The land and its people trembled in fear when they heard him roar. English Standard Version and seized their widows. He laid waste their cities, and the land was appalled and all who were in it at the sound of his roaring. Berean Standard Bible He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring. King James Bible And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring. New King James Version He knew their desolate places, And laid waste their cities; The land with its fullness was desolated By the noise of his roaring. New American Standard Bible ‘He destroyed their palaces And laid waste their cities; And the land and its fullness were appalled Because of the sound of his roaring. NASB 1995 ‘He destroyed their fortified towers And laid waste their cities; And the land and its fullness were appalled Because of the sound of his roaring. NASB 1977 ‘And he destroyed their fortified towers And laid waste their cities; And the land and its fulness were appalled Because of the sound of his roaring. Legacy Standard Bible He knew how to destroy their fortified towers And laid waste their cities; And the land was in desolation, as well as its fullness Because of the sound of his roaring. Amplified Bible ‘He destroyed their palaces And he flattened their cities; And the land and all who were in it were appalled By the sound of his roaring. Christian Standard Bible He devastated their strongholds and destroyed their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring. Holman Christian Standard Bible He devastated their strongholds and destroyed their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring. American Standard Version And he knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, because of the noise of his roaring. Contemporary English Version He destroyed fortresses and ruined towns; his mighty roar terrified everyone. English Revised Version And he knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, because of the noise of his roaring. GOD'S WORD® Translation He destroyed fortresses and turned cities into wastelands. The land and everyone living in it were terrified by the sound of his roar. Good News Translation He wrecked forts, he ruined towns. The people of the land were terrified every time he roared. International Standard Version He raped the women, devastating their towns. The land was made desolate, and all the while the land was filled with the sound of his roaring. Majority Standard Bible He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring. NET Bible He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it was frightened at the sound of his roaring. New Heart English Bible He devastated their strongholds, and destroyed their cities; and the land was desolate, and its fullness, because of the noise of his roaring. Webster's Bible Translation And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fullness of it, by the noise of his roaring. World English Bible He knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities. The land was desolate with its fullness, because of the noise of his roaring. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he knows his forsaken habitations, "" And he has laid waste [to] their cities, "" And the land and its fullness is desolate, "" Because of the voice of his roaring. Young's Literal Translation And it knoweth his forsaken habitations, And their cities it hath laid waste, And desolate is the land and its fulness, Because of the voice of his roaring. Smith's Literal Translation And he knew their palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land will be desolate and its fulness from the voice of his roaring. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe learned to make widows, and to lay waste their cities: and the land became desolate, and the fulness thereof by the noise of his roaring. Catholic Public Domain Version He learned to make widows, and to lead their citizens into the desert. And the land, with its plenitude, was made desolate by the voice of his roaring. New American Bible He ravaged their strongholds, laid waste their cities. The earth and everything in it were terrified at the sound of his roar. New Revised Standard Version And he ravaged their strongholds, and laid waste their towns; the land was appalled, and all in it, at the sound of his roaring. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen he walked in his strength and ravaged cities and laid waste the land in its fulness by the noise of his roaring. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he walked in his strength and he ravaged the cities and destroyed the land in its fullness with the sound of his roaring OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he knew their castles, And laid waste their cities; And the land was desolate, And the fulness thereof, Because of the noise of his roaring. Brenton Septuagint Translation And he prowled in his boldness and laid waste their cities, and made the land desolate, and the fullness of it, by the voice of his roaring. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Lament for the Princes of Israel…6He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men. 7He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring. 8Then the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit.… Cross References Jeremiah 2:15 The young lions have roared at him; they have sounded their voices. They have laid waste his land; his cities lie in ruins, without inhabitant. Hosea 5:14 For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them. Amos 3:4 Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing? Nahum 2:11-12 Where is the lions’ lair or the feeding ground of the young lions, where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs, with nothing to frighten them away? / The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey. Isaiah 5:29 Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away, and no one can rescue it. Lamentations 3:10 He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush. Micah 5:8 Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them. Zephaniah 3:3 Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning. Isaiah 31:4 For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights. Jeremiah 4:7 A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited. Revelation 13:2 The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority. 1 Peter 5:8 Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Revelation 5:5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.” Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. Luke 10:19 Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you. Treasury of Scripture And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fullness thereof, by the noise of his roaring. desolate places. 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 have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof. Proverbs 19:12 The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass. Proverbs 28:3,15,16 A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food… the fulness Ezekiel 12:19 And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein. Ezekiel 30:12 And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken it. Amos 6:8 The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. Jump to Previous Appalled Broke Castles Cities Contained Desolate Destroyed Destruction Devastated Forsaken Fortified Fullness Fulness Habitations Laid Noise Palaces Ravaged Roaring Sound Strongholds Thereof Towers Towns Voice Waste WidowsJump to Next Appalled Broke Castles Cities Contained Desolate Destroyed Destruction Devastated Forsaken Fortified Fullness Fulness Habitations Laid Noise Palaces Ravaged Roaring Sound Strongholds Thereof Towers Towns Voice Waste WidowsEzekiel 19 1. A lamentation for the princes of Israel, by the parable of a lion whelping in a pit10. and for Jerusalem, under the parable of a wasted vine He broke down their strongholds The phrase "He broke down their strongholds" refers to the destructive power and influence of the lion, symbolizing the king of Judah. In Hebrew, the word for "strongholds" is "מִבְצָר" (mivtzar), which denotes fortified places or defenses. Historically, strongholds were crucial for the protection of cities and regions. The breaking down of these strongholds signifies a complete overthrow of security and power, illustrating the king's ability to dismantle the defenses of his enemies. This imagery serves as a metaphor for the judgment and wrath of God against those who oppose His will, emphasizing the futility of relying on earthly defenses against divine judgment. and devastated their cities The land and all who were in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He broke downוַיֵּ֙דַע֙ (way·yê·ḏa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know their strongholds אַלְמְנוֹתָ֔יו (’al·mə·nō·w·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 490: A widow, a desolate place and devastated הֶחֱרִ֑יב (he·ḥĕ·rîḇ) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2717: To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill their cities. וְעָרֵיהֶ֖ם (wə·‘ā·rê·hem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement The land אֶ֙רֶץ֙ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land and all who were in it וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ (ū·mə·lō·’āh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 4393: Fullness, that which fills shuddered וַתֵּ֤שַׁם (wat·tê·šam) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3456: To be desolate at the sound מִקּ֖וֹל (miq·qō·wl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of his roaring. שַׁאֲגָתֽוֹ׃ (ša·’ă·ḡā·ṯōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7581: A rumbling, moan Links Ezekiel 19:7 NIVEzekiel 19:7 NLT Ezekiel 19:7 ESV Ezekiel 19:7 NASB Ezekiel 19:7 KJV Ezekiel 19:7 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 19:7 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 19:7 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 19:7 French Bible Ezekiel 19:7 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 19:7 He knew their palaces and laid waste (Ezek. 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