Ezekiel 19:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.”

Ezekiel 19:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 19:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 19:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“and say, ‘What was your mother? A lioness. She couched among lions, in the middle of the young lions she nourished her cubs.”

Ezekiel 19:2 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 19:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps. ”

Ezekiel 19:2 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 19:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and thou hast said: What <FI>is<Fi> thy mother? --a lioness, Among lions she hath crouched down, In the midst of young lions she hath multiplied her whelps.”

Ezekiel 19:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 19:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps in the midst of the young lions. ”

Ezekiel 19:2 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 19:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And say, Wherefore lay thy mother as a lyonesse among the lyons? she nourished her yong ones among the lyons whelps,”

Ezekiel 19:2 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 19:2 in Context — Ezekiel 19

1 Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,

2 And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

3 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.

4 The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.

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What Does Ezekiel 19:2 Mean?

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