Ezekiel 19:2 KJV
And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
Words Then and Now
- whelps the young of a lion or dog; a cub Still heard today: a whelping box, where a dog gives birth to her pups, as breeders say Webster’s 1828 · Whelp
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Thou and Ye
- thy one person
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- A parable lamenting the ruin of Jehoahaz and JehoiakimEzekiel 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...
Cross References
- Job 4:11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
- Psalms 58:6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
- Isaiah 5:29 Their 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.
- Isaiah 11:6–9 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. …
- Nahum 2:11–12 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? …
- Zephaniah 3:1–4 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! …
- Zechariah 11:3 There 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.
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Topics
- Babylon Prophecies of conquests by
- Ezekiel Other parables
- Israel, prophecies concerning Of war and other judgments
- Lamentations Of Ezekiel
- Lion Parable of Lion
- Parables Of lions’ cubs
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible595–572 BC · Ezekiel
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And say וְאָמַרְתָּ wĕʾāmartā אָמַר Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine singular · with and
- What is thy mother מָה mâ Interrogative אִמְּךָ ʾimmĕkā אֵם Noun · feminine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
- A lioness לְבִיָּא lĕbiyyāʾ לָבִיא Noun · feminine singular
- she lay down רָבָצָה rābāṣâ רָבַץ Verb · qal perfect, third person feminine singular
- among lions בֵּין bên Preposition אֲרָיוֹת ʾărāyôt אֲרִי Noun · masculine plural
- she nourished רִבְּתָה ribbĕtâ רָבָה Verb · piel perfect, third person feminine singular
- her whelps גוּרֶיהָ gûrêhā גּוּר Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person feminine singular
- among בְּתוֹךְ bĕtôk תָּוֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- young lions כְּפִרִים kĕpirîm כְּפִיר Noun · masculine plural
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