Ezekiel 19:6

6 This cub roamed among the lions. He was now a strong lion. He learned to tear the animals he hunted, and he ate people.

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 The nations heard about him. He was trapped in their pit, and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

5 "'The mother lion waited and saw that there was no hope for her cub. So she took another one of her cubs and made him a strong lion.

6 This cub roamed among the lions. He was now a strong lion. He learned to tear the animals he hunted, and he ate people.

7 He tore down their strong places and destroyed their cities. The land and everything in it were terrified by the sound of his roar.

8 Then the nations came against him from areas all around, and they spread their net over him. He was trapped in their pit.