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The land and all who were in it were terrified by his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He demolished fortresses and destroyed their towns and cities. Their farms were desolated, and their crops were destroyed. The land and its people trembled in fear when they heard him roar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and seized their widows. He laid waste their cities, and the land was appalled and all who were in it at the sound of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He knew their desolate places, And laid waste their cities; The land with its fullness was desolated By the noise of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />‘He destroyed their palaces And laid waste their cities; And the land and its fullness were appalled Because of the sound of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216He destroyed their fortified towers And laid waste their cities; And the land and its fullness were appalled Because of the sound of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And he destroyed their fortified towers And laid waste their cities; And the land and its fulness were appalled Because of the sound of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He knew <i>how to destroy</i> their fortified towers And laid waste their cities; And the land was in desolation, as well as its fullness Because of the sound of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />‘He destroyed their palaces And he flattened their cities; And the land and all who were in it were appalled By the sound of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He devastated their strongholds and destroyed their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He devastated their strongholds and destroyed their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, because of the noise of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He destroyed fortresses and ruined towns; his mighty roar terrified everyone. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, because of the noise of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He destroyed fortresses and turned cities into wastelands. The land and everyone living in it were terrified by the sound of his roar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He wrecked forts, he ruined towns. The people of the land were terrified every time he roared. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He raped the women, devastating their towns. The land was made desolate, and all the while the land was filled with the sound of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it shuddered at the sound of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it was frightened at the sound of his roaring. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He devastated their strongholds, and destroyed their cities; and the land was desolate, and its fullness, because of the noise of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fullness of it, by the noise of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He knew their palaces, and laid waste their cities. The land was desolate with its fullness, because of the noise of his roaring. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he knows his forsaken habitations, "" And he has laid waste [to] their cities, "" And the land and its fullness is desolate, "" Because of the voice of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And it knoweth his forsaken habitations, And their cities it hath laid waste, And desolate is the land and its fulness, Because of the voice of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he knew their palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land will be desolate and its fulness from the voice of his roaring.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He learned to make widows, and to lay waste their cities: and the land became desolate, and the fulness thereof by the noise of his roaring. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />He learned to make widows, and to lead their citizens into the desert. And the land, with its plenitude, was made desolate by the voice of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He ravaged their strongholds, laid waste their cities. The earth and everything in it were terrified at the sound of his roar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And he ravaged their strongholds, and laid waste their towns; the land was appalled, and all in it, at the sound of his roaring.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then he walked in his strength and ravaged cities and laid waste the land in its fulness by the noise of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he walked in his strength and he ravaged the cities and destroyed the land in its fullness with the sound of his roaring<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he knew their castles, And laid waste their cities; And the land was desolate, And the fulness thereof, Because of the noise of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he prowled in his boldness and laid waste their cities, and made the land desolate, and the fullness of it, by the voice of his roaring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=4901" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/19.htm">A Lament for the Princes of Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>He prowled among the lions, and became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: way·yê·ḏa‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">He broke down</a> <a href="/hebrew/490.htm" title="490: ’al·mə·nō·w·ṯāw (N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A widow. Fem of 'alman; a widow; also a desolate place.">their strongholds</a> <a href="/hebrew/2717.htm" title="2717: he·ḥĕ·rîḇ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill. Or chareb; a primitive root; to parch i.e. to desolate, destroy, kill.">and devastated</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: wə·‘ā·rê·hem (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">their cities.</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">The land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4393.htm" title="4393: ū·mə·lō·’āh (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Fullness, that which fills. Rarely mlowf; or mlow,; from male'; fulness.">and everything in it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3456.htm" title="3456: wat·tê·šam (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To be desolate. A primitive root; to lie waste.">shuddered</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: miq·qō·wl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">at the sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/7581.htm" title="7581: ša·’ă·ḡā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A roaring. From sha'ag; a rumbling or moan.">of his roaring.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Then the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-15.htm">Jeremiah 2:15</a></span><br />The young lions have roared at him; they have sounded their voices. They have laid waste his land; his cities lie in ruins, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-14.htm">Hosea 5:14</a></span><br />For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-4.htm">Amos 3:4</a></span><br />Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/2-11.htm">Nahum 2:11-12</a></span><br />Where is the lions’ lair or the feeding ground of the young lions, where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs, with nothing to frighten them away? / The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-29.htm">Isaiah 5:29</a></span><br />Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away, and no one can rescue it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-10.htm">Lamentations 3:10</a></span><br />He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-8.htm">Micah 5:8</a></span><br />Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3</a></span><br />Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-4.htm">Isaiah 31:4</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-7.htm">Jeremiah 4:7</a></span><br />A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-2.htm">Revelation 13:2</a></span><br />The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-8.htm">1 Peter 5:8</a></span><br />Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Revelation 5:5</a></span><br />Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! Behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed to open the scroll and its seven seals.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-19.htm">Luke 10:19</a></span><br />Behold, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fullness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.</p><p class="hdg">desolate places.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Ezekiel 22:25</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/19-12.htm">Proverbs 19:12</a></b></br> The king's wrath <i>is</i> as the roaring of a lion; but his favour <i>is</i> as dew upon the grass.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/28-3.htm">Proverbs 28:3,15,16</a></b></br> A poor man that oppresseth the poor <i>is like</i> a sweeping rain which leaveth no food… </p><p class="hdg">the fulness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/12-19.htm">Ezekiel 12:19</a></b></br> And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, <i>and</i> of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/30-12.htm">Ezekiel 30:12</a></b></br> And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/6-8.htm">Amos 6:8</a></b></br> The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/4-17.htm">Appalled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-19.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-32.htm">Castles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-20.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-38.htm">Contained</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-8.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-9.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-15.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-37.htm">Devastated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-9.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-27.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Fullness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-14.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-20.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-5.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-7.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/isaiah/6-11.htm">Ravaged</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-42.htm">Roaring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-5.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/lamentations/2-5.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-23.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Towers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-20.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-35.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-8.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-3.htm">Widows</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/27-35.htm">Appalled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-7.htm">Broke</a> <a href="/hosea/8-14.htm">Castles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-5.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/acts/10-12.htm">Contained</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-26.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-17.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-14.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-7.htm">Devastated</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-4.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-20.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/john/1-16.htm">Fullness</a> <a href="/amos/6-8.htm">Fulness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-5.htm">Habitations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-29.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-42.htm">Noise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-4.htm">Palaces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-6.htm">Ravaged</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Roaring</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-17.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-9.htm">Strongholds</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-29.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-4.htm">Towers</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-19.htm">Towns</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-9.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-13.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-25.htm">Widows</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/19-1.htm">A lamentation for the princes of Israel, by the parable of a lion whelping in a pit</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/19-10.htm">and for Jerusalem, under the parable of a wasted vine</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the historical context, the strongholds represent the fortified cities and defenses of the nation. The imagery of breaking down strongholds is often used in the Bible to describe God's judgment against nations (e.g., <a href="/jeremiah/1-10.htm">Jeremiah 1:10</a>). It signifies the removal of security and protection, leading to vulnerability and defeat. This can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual strongholds being dismantled by divine intervention.<p><b>and devastated their cities.</b><br>The devastation of cities indicates a complete overthrow and ruin, often as a result of divine judgment. In the context of Ezekiel, this devastation is a consequence of the nation's disobedience and idolatry. Historically, the cities of Judah faced destruction during the Babylonian conquest, which fulfilled the prophetic warnings given by Ezekiel and other prophets. This devastation serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments and the inevitable judgment that follows.<p><b>The land and everything in it shuddered</b><br>The shuddering of the land and its inhabitants conveys a sense of fear and trembling in response to the lion's actions. This phrase emphasizes the widespread impact of the devastation, affecting not only the physical land but also the people and their livelihoods. It reflects the terror and awe that accompany divine judgment. In a broader biblical context, such reactions are common when God's power and wrath are revealed (e.g., <a href="/psalms/99.htm">Psalm 99:1</a>).<p><b>at the sound of his roaring.</b><br>The roaring of the lion symbolizes the authority and power of the ruler, instilling fear and asserting dominance. In the prophetic literature, roaring often represents the voice of God or His messengers proclaiming judgment (e.g., <a href="/amos/3-8.htm">Amos 3:8</a>). This imagery underscores the inevitability and seriousness of the impending judgment. The roaring can also be seen as a type of Christ, who is referred to as the Lion of Judah (<a href="/revelation/5-5.htm">Revelation 5:5</a>), symbolizing His ultimate authority and power over all creation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages through visions, parables, and symbolic acts.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lion.htm">The Lion</a></b><br>Symbolically represents the leaders of Israel, particularly the kings of Judah, who were powerful yet ultimately destructive due to their disobedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/strongholds_and_cities.htm">Strongholds and Cities</a></b><br>These refer to the fortified places and urban centers of Judah, which were brought to ruin due to the leaders' failures and the resulting divine judgment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_land.htm">The Land</a></b><br>Represents the territory of Judah, which suffered devastation as a consequence of the leaders' actions and the people's sins.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_roaring.htm">The Roaring</a></b><br>Symbolizes the fear and terror instilled by the leaders' oppressive rule and the subsequent judgment that came upon the land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_leadership_failure.htm">The Consequences of Leadership Failure</a></b><br>Leaders hold significant responsibility, and their actions can lead to widespread consequences. The devastation of Judah serves as a warning about the impact of ungodly leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Power of God's Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is both just and powerful. The imagery of strongholds being broken and cities devastated reminds us of the seriousness of turning away from God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_righteous_leadership.htm">The Importance of Righteous Leadership</a></b><br>Righteous leadership is crucial for the well-being of a nation. Believers are called to pray for and support leaders who seek to govern according to God's principles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the Lord</a></b><br>The land shuddering at the sound of roaring signifies the fear and awe that God's power should inspire. Believers are encouraged to live in reverence of God's authority.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While judgment is severe, God's desire is for repentance and restoration. The devastation serves as a call to return to God and seek His mercy.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_moab_and_ammon_biblically.htm">Who were Moab and Ammon in biblical history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_explain_rebuilding_ezekiel_48.htm">If Ezekiel 48 is meant to be literal, how can the scientific and logistical challenges of reconstructing such a layout be explained?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_in_ezekiel.htm">What are the main themes in the Book of Ezekiel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_disasters_after_israel's_repentance.htm">(2 Chronicles 7:14) If God promised healing for a repentant nation, why did later disasters still befall Israel and Judah despite reported periods of repentance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Knew their desolate palaces.</span>--This verse continues to describe the abominations of Jehoiachin's ways. The word "desolate palaces," although defended by some authorities, should be rendered, as in the margin, <span class= "ital">widows. </span>The mention of the king's violation of these is an unavoidable departure from the figure, such as often occurs in Ezekiel.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He knew their</span> <span class="cmt_word">desolate palaces;</span> literally, <span class="accented">widows</span>; but the word is used figuratively in <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Isaiah 13:22</a>, in the sense of "desolate houses" (comp. <a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Isaiah 47:8</a>). So the Vulgate gives <span class="accented">didicit viduas facere</span>; and Keil adopts that meaning here, "he knew, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. outraged, the widows of Israel." The Revised Version admits it in the margin. The two words for "widows" and "palaces" differ in a single letter only, and there may have been an error in transcription. On the whole, I adhere to the Authorized Version and Revised Version (text). Currey explains, "He knew (<span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. eyed with satisfaction) his palaces," from which he had ejected their former owners, as his father Jeboiakim had done (<a href="/jeremiah/22-15.htm">Jeremiah 22:15, 16</a>). Ewald follows the Targum in a various reading of the verb, and gets the meaning, "he destroyed its palaces." Interpreting the parable, we have Jehoiachin described as alarming Nebuchadnezzar and the neighbouring nations by his activity, and therefore carried off to Babylon as Jehoahaz lad been to Egypt. The young lion was to roar in chains, not on the "mountains of Israel." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He broke down</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּ֙דַע֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ḏa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their strongholds</span><br /><span class="heb">אַלְמְנוֹתָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(’al·mə·nō·w·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_490.htm">Strong's 490: </a> </span><span class="str2">A widow, a desolate place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and devastated</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶחֱרִ֑יב</span> <span class="translit">(he·ḥĕ·rîḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2717.htm">Strong's 2717: </a> </span><span class="str2">To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their cities.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָרֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·rê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">The land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֙רֶץ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all who were in it</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְלֹאָ֔הּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·lō·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4393.htm">Strong's 4393: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fullness, that which fills</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shuddered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֵּ֤שַׁם</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tê·šam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3456.htm">Strong's 3456: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be desolate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the sound</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקּ֖וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his roaring.</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׁאֲגָתֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ša·’ă·ḡā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7581.htm">Strong's 7581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rumbling, moan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Ezekiel 19:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Ezekiel 19:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Ezekiel 19:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Ezekiel 19:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Ezekiel 19:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Ezekiel 19:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Ezekiel 19:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Ezekiel 19:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Ezekiel 19:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/19-7.htm">Ezekiel 19:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/19-7.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 19:7 He knew their palaces and laid waste (Ezek. 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