3 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
3 She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he became a man-eater.
3 And she brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men.
3 She reared one of her cubs to maturity, a robust young lion. He learned to hunt. He ate men.
3 She brought up one of her cubs, And he became a young lion; He learned to catch prey, And he devoured men.
3 She raised one of her cubs to become a strong young lion. He learned to hunt and devour prey, and he became a man-eater.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 19:3
Commentary on Ezekiel 19:1-9
(Read Ezekiel 19:1-9)
Ezekiel 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 subjects. The righteousness of God is to be acknowledged, when those who have terrified and enslaved others, are themselves terrified and enslaved. When professors of religion form connexions with ungodly persons, their children usually grow up following after the maxims and fashions of a wicked world. Advancement to authority discovers the ambition and selfishness of men's hearts; and those who spend their lives in mischief, generally end them by violence.