6 He prowled among the lions, for he was now a strong lion. He learned to tear the prey and he became a man-eater.
6 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
6 He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch prey; he devoured men,
6 He prowled with the lions, a robust young lion. He learned to hunt. He ate men.
6 He roved among the lions, And became a young lion; He learned to catch prey; He devoured men.
6 He prowled among the other lions and stood out among them in his strength. He learned to hunt and devour prey, and he, too, became a man-eater.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 19:6
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.