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Contemporary English Version

Ezekiel 19:5

His mother waited for him to return. But soon she lost all hope and raised another cub, who also became fierce.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Lion;   Parables;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Zedekiah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Animals;   Destroy, Destruction;   Funeral;   Pit;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Hunting;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jehoiachin;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Poetry;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jehoahaz ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Whelp;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Parable;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Captivity;   Ezekiel;   Hunting;   Judah, Kingdom of;   Whelp;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ariel;   Nebuchadnezzar;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When she saw that she waited in vain,that her hope was lost,she took another of her cubsand made him a young lion.
Hebrew Names Version
Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
King James Version
Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
English Standard Version
When she saw that she waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
New American Standard Bible
'When she saw, as she waited, That her hope was lost, She took another of her cubs And made him a young lion.
New Century Version
"‘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.
Amplified Bible
'When she saw, as she waited, That her hope was lost, She took another of her cubs And made him a young lion.
World English Bible
Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe when she sawe, that she had waited and her hope was lost, she tooke another of her whelps, and made him a lyon.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'When she saw, as she waited, That her hope was lost, She took another of her cubs And made him a young lion.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then she saw, as she waited,That her hope was lost,So she took another of her cubsAnd made him a young lion.
Berean Standard Bible
When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
Complete Jewish Bible
When she saw that she had been thwarted, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made a young lion of him.
Darby Translation
And when she saw that she had waited [and] her hope was lost, she took another of her whelps, [and] made him a young lion.
Easy-to-Read Version
"‘The mother lion had hoped that cub would become the leader, but now she has lost all hope. So she took another of her cubs and trained him to be a lion.
George Lamsa Translation
Now when his mother saw that she had suffered and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps and made him a young lion.
Good News Translation
She waited until she saw all hope was gone. Then she raised another of her cubs, and he grew into a fierce lion.
Lexham English Bible
And she saw that she was waiting in vain; her hope was destroyed, and she took one from her cubs, and she made him a fierce lion.
Literal Translation
And when she saw that she had waited, and her hope had been lost, then she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Now when the damme sawe, that all hir hope & comforth was awaye, she toke another of hir whelpes, and made a lyon of him:
American Standard Version
Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
Bible in Basic English
Now when she saw that her hope was made foolish and gone, she took another of her little ones and made him into a young lion.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now when she saw that she was disappointed, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
King James Version (1611)
Now when she saw that shee had waited, and her hope was lost, then she tooke another of her whelps, and made him a yong lion.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Nowe when she sawe that she had wayted and her hope was lost, she toke another of her whelpes and made a lion of hym.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And she saw that he was driven away from her, and her hope of him perished, and she took another of her whelps; she made him a lion.
English Revised Version
Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Which modir whanne sche hadde seyn, that sche was sijk, and the abiding of hym perischide, took oon of her litle liouns, and made hym a lioun.
Update Bible Version
Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
Webster's Bible Translation
Now when she saw that she had waited, [and] her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, [and] made him a young lion.
New English Translation
"‘When she realized that she waited in vain, her hope was lost. She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
New King James Version
"When she saw that she waited, that her hope was lost, She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
New Living Translation
"When the lioness saw that her hopes for him were gone, she took another of her cubs and taught him to be a strong young lion.
New Life Bible
Your mother waited until she saw that her hope was lost. Then she took another of her little ones and made him a young lion.
New Revised Standard
When she saw that she was thwarted, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And she saw she had waited Lost was her hope, Then took she another of her whelps. A young lion, she made him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But she seeing herself weakened, and that her hope was lost, took one of her young lions, and set him up for a lion.
Revised Standard Version
When she saw that she was baffled, that her hope was lost, she took another of her whelps and made him a young lion.
Young's Literal Translation
And she seeth, that stayed -- perished hath her hope, And she taketh one of her whelps, A young lion she hath made it.
THE MESSAGE
When the lioness saw she was luckless, that her hope for that cub was gone, She took her other cub and made him a strong young lion. He prowled with the lions, a robust young lion. He learned to hunt. He ate men. He rampaged through their defenses, left their cities in ruins. The country and everyone in it was terrorized by the roars of the lion. The nations got together to hunt him. Everyone joined the hunt. They set out their traps and caught him. They put a wooden collar on him and took him to the king of Babylon. No more would that voice be heard disturbing the peace in the mountains of Israel!

Contextual Overview

1 The Lord said: Ezekiel, sing a funeral song for two of Israel's leaders: 2 Your mother was a brave lioness who raised her cubs among lions. 3 She taught one of them to hunt, and he learned to eat people. 4 When the nations heard of him, they trapped him in a pit, then they used hooks to drag him to Egypt. 5 His mother waited for him to return. But soon she lost all hope and raised another cub, who also became fierce. 6 He hunted with other lions and learned to eat people. 7 He destroyed fortresses and ruined towns; his mighty roar terrified everyone. 8 Nations plotted to kill him, and people came from all over to spread out a net and catch him in a trap. 9 They put him in a cage and took him to Babylonia. The lion was locked away, so that his mighty roar would never again be heard on Israel's hills.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

another: Jehoiakim. Ezekiel 19:3, 2 Kings 23:34-37

a young lion: King of Judah.

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 23:37 - he did 2 Chronicles 36:6 - came up

Cross-References

Genesis 19:23
The sun was coming up as Lot reached the town of Zoar,
Genesis 19:24
and the Lord sent burning sulfur down like rain on Sodom and Gomorrah.
Genesis 19:26
On the way, Lot's wife looked back and was turned into a block of salt.
Genesis 19:27
That same morning Abraham got up and went to the place where he had stood and spoken with the Lord .
Leviticus 18:22
It is disgusting for a man to have sex with another man.
Leviticus 20:13
It's disgusting for men to have sex with one another, and those who do will be put to death, just as they deserve.
Judges 19:22
They were having a good time, when some worthless men of that town surrounded the house and started banging on the door and shouting, "A man came to your house tonight. Send him out, so we can have sex with him!"
Isaiah 1:9
Zion would have disappeared like Sodom and Gomorrah, if the Lord All-Powerful had not let a few of its people survive.
Isaiah 3:9
The look on your faces shows that you are sinful as Sodom, and you don't try to hide it. You are in for trouble, and you have brought it all on yourselves.
Jeremiah 3:3
So I, the Lord , refused to let the spring rains fall. But just like a prostitute, you still have no shame for what you have done.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Now when she saw,.... That is, his mother, as the Syriac version expresses it; not his natural mother; as the mother of Sisera looked out and waited for him; but the congregation of Israel, as Jarchi interprets it, the body of the Jewish people:

that she had waited; for the return of Jehoahaz out of Egypt, which was expected for some time: or, "that she was become sick"; or "weak" w, and feeble, and brought to a low estate by his captivity, and by the tax the king of Egypt put upon her:

[and] her hope was lost; of his return to her any more, and so of being eased of the tribute imposed, and of being restored by him to liberty and glory; for the Lord had declared that he should return no more to his native country, but die in the place where he was carried captive, Jeremiah 22:10;

then she took another of her whelps; or sons, as the Targum:

[and] made him a young lion: a king, as the same Targum paraphrases it; that is, Jehoiakim, the brother of Jehoahaz, who before was called Eliakim, but his name was changed by Pharaohnecho; and though he is said to make him king, yet it was by the consent of the people of the Jews.

w כי נוחלה "quod infirmatus esset", Cocceius, Starckius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Chains - See the marginal rendering to Ezekiel 19:9 and Isaiah 27:9, note.

Ezekiel 19:5

Another - Jehoiachin who soon showed himself no less unworthy than Jehoahaz. The “waiting” of the people was during the absence of their rightful lord Jehoahaz, a captive in Egypt while Jehoiakim, whom they deemed an usurper, was on the throne. It was not until Jehoiachin succeeded, that they seemed to themselves to have a monarch of their own 2 Kings 24:6.

Ezekiel 19:7

Their desolate palaces - Rather, his palaces, built upon the ground, from where he had ejected the former owners.

Ezekiel 19:8

The nations - are here the Chaldaeans: see the marginal references.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 19:5. When she saw that she had waited — Being very weak, the Jews found that they could not resist with any hope of success; so the king of Egypt was permitted to do as he pleased.

She took another of her whelps — Jehoiakim.

And made him a young lion. — King of Judea.


 
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