Ezekiel 19:2
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And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.
In other translations
And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.
Hebrew words
וְאָמַרְתָּve'amartaand you will sayH559מָהmahwhat?H4100אִמְּךָ'imekha[was] mother yourH517לְבִיָּאleviya'a lionessH3833בֵּיןbeinbetweenH996אֲרָיוֹת'arayotlionsH738רָבָצָהravatzahshe lay downH7257בְּתוֹךְbetokhin amongH8432כְּפִרִיםkefirimyoung lionsH3715רִבְּתָהribetahshe rearedH7235גוּרֶיהָ׃gureihacubs herH1482
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Related verses
- Isaiah 5:29Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away from deliverance.
- Isaiah 11:6-96 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. 7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den. 9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.6 The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them. 7 The cow will graze with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. 8 The infant will play by the cobra’s den, and the toddler will reach into the viper’s nest. 9 They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain, for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the sea is full of water.
- Zechariah 11:3There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.Listen 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.
- Nahum 2:11-1211 Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion’s whelp, and none made them afraid? 12 The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.11 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? 12 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.
- Job 4:11The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
- Psalm 58:6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
- Zephaniah 3:1-41 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! 2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God. 3 Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow. 4 Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.1 Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled! 2 She heeded no voice; she accepted no correction. She does not trust in the LORD; she has not drawn near to her God. 3 Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning. 4 Her prophets are reckless, faithless men. Her priests profane the sanctuary; they do violence to the law.
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