Ezekiel 19:6

6 And he walked about in the midst of lions; he became a fierce lion, and he learned to tear prey; he ate humans.

Ezekiel 19:6 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 19:6

And he went up and down among the lions
The kings, as the Targum; kings of neighbouring nations, as Pharaoh king of Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; and sometimes he was subject to the one, and sometimes to the offer: and his going up and down among them may denote his continuance as a king; for whereas his brother reigned but three months, he reigned eleven years: he became a young lion;
an oppressive prince, a cruel and tyrannical king: and learned to catch the prey, [and] devoured men;
he was notorious for his acts of injustice and arbitrary power; for the detaining the wages of workmen, and for his oppression, violence, and rapine, and shedding of innocent blood, ( Jeremiah 22:13 Jeremiah 22:17 ) .

Ezekiel 19:6 In-Context

4 And nations heard about him; in their pit he was caught, and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

5 And she saw that she was waiting [in vain]; her hope was destroyed, and she took one from her cubs, [and] she made him a fierce lion.

6 And he walked about in the midst of lions; he became a fierce lion, and he learned to tear prey; he ate humans.

7 And he knew their widows, and he devastated their cities, and [the] land was appalled, and {everyone in it} at the sound of his roar.

8 And nations set out against him {from the surrounding provinces}, and they spread their net over him, and he was caught in their pit.

Footnotes

• [a] Or "devoured"
• [b] Hebrew "human"