Then Pharaoh Necoh installed Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz away and brought him to Egypt, and he died there.
Ezekiel 19:3 - Tree of Life Version When she raised up one of her cubs, he became a young lion. When he learned to tear prey, he devoured people. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And she [the royal mother-city] brought up one of her cubs [Jehoahaz]; he became a young lion and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men. [II Kings 23:30, 32.] American Standard Version (1901) And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men. Common English Bible She singled out one of her cubs and he became a strong young lion; he learned to tear flesh and devour humans. Catholic Public Domain Version And she led away one of her little ones, and he became a lion. And he learned to seize prey and to consume men. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she brought out one of her whelps, and he became a lion: and he learned to catch the prey and to devour men. |
Then Pharaoh Necoh installed Eliakim son of Josiah king in place of his father Josiah, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. But he took Jehoahaz away and brought him to Egypt, and he died there.
and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness! Among lions she couched, among young lions she reared her cubs.
When the nations heard about him, he was caught in their pit. They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
He prowled among the lions. He became a young lion, learned to catch prey, devoured men.
There is a conspiracy of her prophets in her midst, like a roaring lion tearing prey. They have devoured lives, they take wealth and valuables, they multiply widows in her midst.
“Son of man, lift up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You compare yourself to a young lion of the nations, but you are a crocodile in the waters. You thrash about in your rivers and muddy the water with your feet and foul their streams.’”
Listen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is destroyed! Listen to the roaring of young lions, for Jordan’s thickets are ruined!