Ezekiel 19:3

3 She raised a cub and taught him to hunt; he learned to eat people.

Ezekiel 19:3 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 19:3

And she brought up one of her whelps
Or sons, as the Targum: or, "made him to ascend" ^F20, as the word signifies; to mount the throne; this was Jehoahaz, whom the people of the land took and anointed him, and made him king in the stead of Josiah his father, ( 2 Kings 23:30 ) ; it become a young lion;
that is, a king, as the same Targum explains it, and a tyrannical and arbitrary one: and it learned to catch the prey;
being instructed by evil counsellors, he soon learned to oppress his subjects, to get their substance from them, and do many evil things, as he is said to do, ( 2 Kings 23:32 ) ; it devoured men;
or a man, Adam, the people of Israel, so called, ( Ezekiel 34:31 ) ; as the Jews frequently observe; it ate up and destroyed their liberties, privileges, and property.

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FOOTNOTES:

F20 (letw) "et ascendere fecit", Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version.

Ezekiel 19:3 In-Context

1 The Lord told me to sing this song of sorrow for two princes of Israel:

2 What a lioness your mother was! She raised her cubs among the fierce male lions.

3 She raised a cub and taught him to hunt; he learned to eat people.

4 The nations heard about him and trapped him in a pit. With hooks they dragged him off to Egypt.

5 She waited until she saw all hope was gone. Then she raised another of her cubs, and he grew into a fierce lion.