Ezekiel

Ezekiel 19:3–6

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.

⁵When 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.

⁶He prowled among the lions,

and became a young lion.

After learning to tear his prey,

he devoured men.

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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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When she saw	וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙	wat·tê·re	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7200 see
that	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
she had waited in vain	נֽוֹחֲלָ֔ה	nō·w·ḥă·lāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3176 wait
that her hope	תִּקְוָתָ֑הּ	tiq·wā·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H8615 cord
was lost	אָבְדָ֖ה	’ā·ḇə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6 perish
she took	וַתִּקַּ֛ח	wat·tiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take
another	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 made him	שָׂמָֽתְהוּ׃	śā·mā·ṯə·hū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
a young lion	כְּפִ֥יר	kə·p̄îr	Noun - masculine singular	H3715 young lion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He prowled	וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ	way·yiṯ·hal·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
among	בְּתוֹךְ־	bə·ṯō·wḵ-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
the lions	אֲרָי֖וֹת	’ă·rā·yō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H738 lion
and 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

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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.