Ezekiel 19:6 He prowled among the lions, for he was now a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he became a man-eater.

◄ Ezekiel 19:6 ►

Parallel Verses

New International Version
He prowled among the lions, for he was now a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he became a man-eater.

English Standard Version
He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men,

New American Standard Bible
And he walked about among the lions; He became a young lion, He learned to tear his prey; He devoured men.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He prowled among the lions, and he became a young lion. After he learned to tear prey, he devoured people.

International Standard Version
He prowled around among the lions, became a strong, young lion, and learned to become a hunter-prowler— to eat human beings.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he went up and down among the lions, and became a lion: and he learned to catch the prey, and to devour men.

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

Young's Literal Translation
And it goeth up and down in the midst of lions, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

19:1-9 Ezekiel is to compare the kingdom of Judah to a lioness. He must compare the kings of Judah to a lion's whelps; they were cruel and oppressive to their own subjects. The righteousness of God is to be acknowledged, when those who have terrified and enslaved others, are themselves terrified and enslaved. When professors of religion form connexions with ungodly persons, their children usually grow up following after the maxims and fashions of a wicked world. Advancement to authority discovers the ambition and selfishness of men's hearts; and those who spend their lives in mischief, generally end them by violence.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

6. went up and down among the lions—imitated the recklessness and tyranny of the surrounding kings (Jer 22:13-17).

catch … prey—to do evil, gratifying his lusts by oppression (2Ki 23:37).