Ezekiel 19:6

6 'And he ¹walked about among the lions; He became a young lion, He learned to tear his prey; He devoured men.

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 'Then nations heard about him; He was captured in their pit, And they brought him with hooks To the land of Egypt.

5 'When she saw, as she waited, That her hope was lost, She took another of her cubs And made him a young lion.

6 'And he walked about among the lions; He became a young lion, He learned to tear his prey; He devoured men.

7 'He destroyed their fortified towers And laid waste their cities; And the land and its fullness were appalled Because of the sound of his roaring.

8 'Then nations set against him On every side from their provinces, And they spread their net over him; He was captured in their pit.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 24:9; 2 Chronicles 36:9