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She lay down among them and reared her cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/19.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“What is your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among the young lions and reared her cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and say: What was your mother? A lioness! Among lions she crouched; in the midst of young lions she reared her cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And say, What <i>is</i> thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and say: ‘What <i>is</i> your mother? A lioness: She lay down among the lions; Among the young lions she nourished her cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and say, ‘What was your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among young lions, She raised her cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and say, &#8216What was your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among young lions, She reared her cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and say, ‘What was your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among young lions, She reared her cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and say, ‘What was your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among young lions; She reared her cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and say, ‘What was your mother [Jerusalem and Judah]? A lioness among lions! She lay down among young lions, She reared her cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and say: What was your mother? A lioness! She lay down among the lions; she reared her cubs among the young lions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />and say: What was your mother? A lioness! She lay down among the lions; she reared her cubs among the young lions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your mother was a brave lioness who raised her cubs among lions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Say: Your mother was like a lioness. She lay down among the lions. She fed many cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />What a lioness your mother was! She raised her cubs among the fierce male lions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Tell them: 'What a lioness your mother was among lions! She reared her cubs in the midst of fierce young males.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />and say: ?What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and say: "'What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay among young lions; she reared her cubs. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and say, 'What was your mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her cubs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And say, What is thy mother: A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and say, ‘What was your mother? A lioness. She couched among lions, in the middle of the young lions she nourished her cubs. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have said: What [is] your mother? A lioness, "" She has crouched down among lions, "" She has multiplied her whelps in the midst of young lions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou hast said: What is thy mother? -- a lioness, Among lions she hath crouched down, In the midst of young lions she hath multiplied her whelps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And say, What thy mother? a lioness: between lions she lay down, in the midst of young lions she brought up her whelps.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And say: Why did thy mother the lioness lie down among the lions, and bring up her whelps in the midst of young lions? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and you shall say: Why did your mother, the lioness, recline among the male lions, and raise her little ones in the midst of young lions?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and say: What a lioness was your mother, a lion among lions! She made her lair among young lions, to raise her cubs; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and say: What a lioness was your mother among lions! She lay down among young lions, rearing her cubs.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And say, What is your mother? O whelp of lions! she crouched among lions, she reared her whelps among young lions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And say, “What is your mother, lion’s whelp? For she crouched among the lionesses, and she raised her cubs among the lionesses<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and say: How was thy mother a lioness; Among lions she couched, In the midst of the young lions She reared her whelps!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and say, Why is thy mother become a whelp in the midst of lions? in the midst of lions she has multiplied her whelps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/19-2.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=4853" 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">1</span>“As for you, take up a lament for the princes of Israel <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wə·’ā·mar·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and say:</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">‘What</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">was your mother?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3833.htm" title="3833: lə·ḇî·yā (N-fs) -- To roar, a lion.">A lioness</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/738.htm" title="738: ’ă·rā·yō·wṯ (N-mp) -- A lion. Or earyeh; from 'arah; a lion.">the lions!</a> <a href="/hebrew/7257.htm" title="7257: rā·ḇā·ṣāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to crouch; be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed.">She lay down</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/3715.htm" title="3715: kə·p̄i·rîm (N-mp) -- Young lion. From kaphar; a village; also a young lion.">the young lions;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7235.htm" title="7235: rib·bə·ṯāh (V-Piel-Perf-3fs) -- To be or become much, many or great. A primitive root; to increase.">she reared</a> <a href="/hebrew/1482.htm" title="1482: ḡū·re·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- A whelp. Or gur; perhaps from guwr; a cub, especially of the lion.">her cubs.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.…<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="/genesis/49-9.htm">Genesis 49:9</a></span><br />Judah is a young lion—my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?<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="/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="/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="/jeremiah/50-44.htm">Jeremiah 50:44</a></span><br />Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Babylon from her land. Who is the chosen one I will appoint for this? For who is like Me, and who can challenge Me? What shepherd can stand against Me?”<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="/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="/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="/daniel/7-4.htm">Daniel 7:4</a></span><br />The first beast was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man and given the mind of a man.<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="/2_samuel/1-23.htm">2 Samuel 1:23</a></span><br />Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/10-16.htm">Job 10:16</a></span><br />Should I hold my head high, You would hunt me like a lion, and again display Your power against me.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And say, What is your mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nahum/2-11.htm">Nahum 2:11,12</a></b></br> Where <i>is</i> the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, <i>even</i> the old lion, walked, <i>and</i> the lion's whelp, and none made <i>them</i> afraid? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/3-1.htm">Zephaniah 3:1-4</a></b></br> Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city! … </p><p class="hdg">young lions</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-11.htm">Job 4:11</a></b></br> The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/58-6.htm">Psalm 58:6</a></b></br> Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-29.htm">Isaiah 5:29</a></b></br> Their roaring <i>shall be</i> like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry <i>it</i> away safe, and none shall deliver <i>it</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/numbers/24-9.htm">Couched</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-42.htm">Crouched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Cubs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Food</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-6.htm">Lioness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-47.htm">Little</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-16.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-45.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-51.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-18.htm">Nourished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-5.htm">Reared</a> <a href="/job/38-39.htm">She-Lion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-20.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-38.htm">Whelps</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-22.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/acts/23-25.htm">Couched</a> <a href="/genesis/49-9.htm">Crouched</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-3.htm">Cubs</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-3.htm">Food</a> <a href="/hosea/13-8.htm">Lioness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-8.htm">Little</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-6.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-10.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-15.htm">Multiplied</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-4.htm">Nourished</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-3.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/acts/7-21.htm">Reared</a> <a href="/nahum/2-11.htm">She-Lion</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-8.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-3.htm">Whelps</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-3.htm">Young</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>and say:</b><br>This phrase introduces a lament or a prophetic message. In the context of Ezekiel, it is a directive from God to the prophet to deliver a specific message. Laments were common in ancient Near Eastern cultures, often used to express mourning or impending doom.<p><b>‘What was your mother?</b><br>The "mother" here symbolizes the nation of Israel, specifically the kingdom of Judah. In biblical literature, nations and cities are often personified as women, particularly mothers, to convey their nurturing or foundational roles.<p><b>A lioness among the lions!</b><br>The lioness represents strength, power, and nobility. In the ancient Near East, lions were symbols of royalty and dominance. Judah, as a lioness, suggests a once-powerful nation among other strong nations. This imagery is consistent with Jacob's blessing over Judah in <a href="/genesis/49-9.htm">Genesis 49:9</a>, where Judah is likened to a lion.<p><b>She lay down among the young lions;</b><br>This indicates that Judah was once at ease and secure among other powerful nations or leaders. The "young lions" could represent the princes or leaders of Judah, suggesting a time when the nation was thriving and its leaders were strong.<p><b>she reared her cubs.</b><br>The "cubs" symbolize the kings or leaders that came from Judah. This phrase highlights the role of the nation in nurturing and raising its leaders. Historically, this could refer to the line of Davidic kings, emphasizing the royal lineage and the responsibilities of the nation to produce and support its rulers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mother.htm">Mother (Lioness)</a></b><br>Symbolically represents the nation of Israel or the royal house of Judah, often depicted as a lioness for its strength and nobility.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/y/young_lions.htm">Young Lions</a></b><br>Represents the princes or leaders of Israel, specifically the kings of Judah, who were raised in power and authority.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context in which Ezekiel prophesied, a time of judgment and reflection for the Israelites.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, from which the royal lineage of David came, often symbolized by a lion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_strength_and_nobility.htm">Symbolism of Strength and Nobility</a></b><br>The lioness symbolizes strength and nobility, qualities that God intended for Israel. Reflect on how God calls us to live with strength and integrity in our own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>The young lions represent leaders who were raised with potential and responsibility. Consider how we are called to lead in our communities and families with wisdom and accountability.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_actions.htm">Consequences of Actions</a></b><br>The context of exile reminds us of the consequences of turning away from God. Reflect on the importance of obedience and faithfulness in our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>Despite the judgment, there is hope for restoration. Trust in God's promises and His ability to restore and redeem even in difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_influence.htm">Legacy and Influence</a></b><br>The lioness rearing her cubs speaks to the influence of one generation on the next. Consider the legacy we are leaving for future generations in terms of faith and values.<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/does_ezekiel_19's_metaphor_misrepresent_history.htm">Could the metaphorical language in Ezekiel 19 reflect scientific or historical inaccuracies about the fate of these “lion cubs”?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_19_2-9_align_with_judah's_exiles.htm">How can Ezekiel 19:2–9 be harmonized with the historical records of Judah’s exiles, given the imagery of lion cubs taken captive? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_ezekiel_19_4,_19_9_captivity.htm">Is there any archaeological evidence that confirms the captivity described in Ezekiel 19:4 and 19:9?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_tribe_of_judah_important.htm">What is the significance of the Tribe of Judah?</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>(2) <span class= "bld">Thy mother.</span>--Mother stands for the whole national community--the theocracy, as is plain from <a href="/ezekiel/19-10.htm" title="Your mother is like a vine in your blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.">Ezekiel 19:10</a>. This was represented, since the captivity of the ten tribes, by Judah; and her "princes," of the line of David, were the legitimate kings of the whole nation. The figure of the lion is a common one in Scripture (see <a href="/genesis/49-9.htm" title="Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, you are gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?">Genesis 49:9</a>; <a href="/numbers/23-24.htm" title="Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.">Numbers 23:24</a>; <a href="/numbers/24-9.htm" title="He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesses you, and cursed is he that curses you.">Numbers 24:9</a>), and was also familiar in Babylonia.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">What is thy mother?</span> etc.; better, with the Vulgate, LXX., and Keil, <span class="accented">Why did thy mother, a lioness, lie down among lionesses?</span> The image may have been suggested by <a href="/genesis/49-9.htm">Genesis 49:9</a> and <a href="/numbers/23-24.htm">Numbers 23:24</a>, or perhaps also by <a href="/nahum/2-11.htm">Nahum 2:11, 12</a>. The lioness is Israel, the kingdom idealized and personified. The lionesses among whom she had lain down are the heathen kingdoms. The question asks why she had become as one of them and adopted their cruelty and ferocity. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/19-2.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">and say:</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָמַרְתָּ֗</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·mar·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘What</span><br /><span class="heb">מָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was your mother?</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמְּךָ֙</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">A lioness</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבִיָּ֔א</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇî·yā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3833.htm">Strong's 3833: </a> </span><span class="str2">To roar, a lion,</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the lions!</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲרָי֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·rā·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_738.htm">Strong's 738: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">She lay down</span><br /><span class="heb">רָבָ֑צָה</span> <span class="translit">(rā·ḇā·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7257.htm">Strong's 7257: </a> </span><span class="str2">To crouch, be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּת֥וֹךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ṯō·wḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bisection, the centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the young lions;</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּפִרִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(kə·p̄i·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3715.htm">Strong's 3715: </a> </span><span class="str2">A village, a young lion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">she reared</span><br /><span class="heb">רִבְּתָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(rib·bə·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7235.htm">Strong's 7235: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become much, many or great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">her cubs.</span><br /><span class="heb">גוּרֶֽיהָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḡū·re·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1482.htm">Strong's 1482: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cub, of the lion</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/19-2.htm">Ezekiel 19:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/19-2.htm">Ezekiel 19:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/19-2.htm">Ezekiel 19:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/19-2.htm">Ezekiel 19:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/19-2.htm">Ezekiel 19:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/19-2.htm">Ezekiel 19:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/19-2.htm">Ezekiel 19:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/19-2.htm">Ezekiel 19:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/19-2.htm">Ezekiel 19:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/19-2.htm">Ezekiel 19:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/19-2.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 19:2 And say What was your mother? 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