Ezekiel 19:5 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 19:5

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.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

When she saw that she had waited - Being very weak, the Jews found that they could not resist with any hope of success; so the king of Egypt was permitted to do as he pleased. She took another of her whelps - Jehoiakim. And made him a young lion - King of Judea.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙	va.Te.re'	and she saw	H7200 →
כִּ֣י	ki	that	H3588 →
נֽוֹחֲלָ֔ה	no.cha.Lah	she waited	H3176 →
אָבְדָ֖ה	'a.ve.Dah	it was lost	H6 →
תִּקְוָתָ֑הּ	tik.va.Tah	hope her	H8615 →
וַתִּקַּ֛ח	va.ti.Kach	and she took	H3947 →
אֶחָ֥ד	'e.Chad	one	H259 →
מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָ	mi.gu.Rei.ha	of cubs her	H1482 →
כְּפִ֥יר	ke.Fir	a young lion	H3715 →
שָׂמָֽתְהוּ׃	sa.Ma.te.hu	she made it	H7760 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Ezekiel 19:3
She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
leads to
- 2 Kings 23:31–32
  Jehoahaz 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.
- Ezekiel 19:6
  He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.
- Ezekiel 22:25
  The 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.
- 2 Chronicles 36:1–2
  Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.

About Ezekiel

The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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