Ezekiel

Ezekiel 19:1–4

¹“As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel ²and say:

‘What was your mother?

A lioness among the lions!

She lay down among the young lions;

she reared her cubs.

³She brought up one of her cubs,

and he became a young lion.

After learning to tear his prey,

he devoured men.

⁴When the nations heard of him,

he was trapped in their pit.

With hooks they led him away

to the land of Egypt.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As for you	וְאַתָּה֙	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
take up	שָׂ֣א	śā	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
a lament	קִינָ֔ה	qî·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7015 elegy, dirge
for	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the princes	נְשִׂיאֵ֖י	nə·śî·’ê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5387 one lifted up
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and say	וְאָמַרְתָּ֗	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
What	מָ֤ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
was your mother	אִמְּךָ֙	’im·mə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H517 mother
A lioness	לְבִיָּ֔א	lə·ḇî·yā	Noun - feminine singular	H3833 lioness
among	בֵּ֥ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the lions	אֲרָי֖וֹת	’ă·rā·yō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H738 lion
She lay down	רָבָ֑צָה	rā·ḇā·ṣāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7257 stretch oneself out, lie down, lie stretched out
among	בְּת֥וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the young lions	כְּפִרִ֖ים	kə·p̄i·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3715 young lion
she reared	רִבְּתָ֥ה	rib·bə·ṯāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
her cubs	גוּרֶֽיהָ׃	ḡū·re·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1482 whelp, young

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
She brought up	וַתַּ֛עַל	wat·ta·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
one	אֶחָ֥ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of her cubs	מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָ	mig·gu·re·hā	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1482 whelp, young
and he became	הָיָ֑ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a young lion	כְּפִ֣יר	kə·p̄îr	Noun - masculine singular	H3715 young lion
After learning	וַיִּלְמַ֥ד	way·yil·maḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3925 exercise in, learn
to tear	לִטְרָף־	liṭ·rāp̄-	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2963 tear, rend, pluck
prey	טֶ֖רֶף	ṭe·rep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H2964 prey, food; leaf
he devoured	אָכָֽל׃	’ā·ḵāl	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
men	אָדָ֥ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the nations	גּוֹיִ֖ם	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
heard	וַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּ	way·yiš·mə·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
of him	אֵלָ֛יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
he was trapped	נִתְפָּ֑שׂ	niṯ·pāś	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8610 lay hold of, wield
in their pit	בְּשַׁחְתָּ֣ם	bə·šaḥ·tām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7845 pit
With hooks	בַֽחַחִ֖ים	ḇa·ḥa·ḥîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2397 hook, ring, fetter
they led him away	וַיְבִאֻ֥הוּ	way·ḇi·’u·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	אֶ֥רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרָֽיִם׃	miṣ·rā·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ezekiel 19:1 Ezekiel 26:17 · Ezekiel 27:2 · 2 Kings 23:29–30 · Ezekiel 2:10 · 2 Kings 24:6 · 2 Kings 24:12 · 2 Kings 23:34 · Ezekiel 19:14 · 2 Kings 25:5–7

Ezekiel 19:4 2 Kings 23:33–34 · 2 Chronicles 36:4 · 2 Chronicles 36:6 · Jeremiah 22:11–12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.