Ezekiel 19:3

Ezekiel 19:3 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

3She 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‘When she brought up one of her cubs,

He became a young lion,

And he learned to tear his prey;

He devoured people.

3When she brought up one of her cubs,

He became a lion,

And he learned to tear his prey;

He devoured men.

3‘When she [the royal mother-city] brought up [Jehoahaz] one of her cubs,

He became a [young] lion,

And he learned to catch and tear the prey;

He devoured men. [2 Kin 23:30, 32]

3She brought up one of her cubs,

and he became a young lion.

After learning to tear his prey,

he devoured men.

3One of them was Jehoahaz.

He became a strong lion.

He learned to tear apart what he caught.

And he became a man-eater.