Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And say, What thy mother? a lioness: between lions she lay down, in the midst of young lions she brought up her whelps
New American Standard Bible
and say,
‘
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among young lions,
She reared her cubs.
King James Version
And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
Holman Bible
and say:
She lay down among the lions;
she reared her cubs among the young lions.
International Standard Version
Tell them: "What a lioness your mother was among lions! She reared her cubs in the midst of fierce young males.
A Conservative Version
and say, What was thy mother? A lioness. She couched among lions. In the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps.
American Standard Version
and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps.
Amplified
and say,
A lioness among lions!
She lay down among young lions,
She reared her cubs.
Bible in Basic English
What was your mother? Like a she-lion among lions, stretched out among the young lions she gave food to her little ones.
Darby Translation
and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps in the midst of the young lions.
King James 2000
And say, What is your mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her cubs among young lions.
Lexham Expanded Bible
and you must say, 'What a lioness [was] your mother among [the] lions. She lay down in the midst of young lions, [and] she reared her lion cubs.
Modern King James verseion
and say: What is your mother? A lioness. She lay down among lions; she multiplied her cubs among young lions.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and say, "Wherefore lay thy mother, that lioness, among the lions, and nourished her young ones among the lion's whelps?
NET Bible
and say: "'What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay among young lions; she reared her cubs.
New Heart English Bible
and say, 'What was your mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her cubs.
The Emphasized Bible
and thou shalt say - How was thy mother a lioness, Between lions, she lay down,- I n the midst of young lions, She nourished her whelps;
Webster
And say, What is thy mother: A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
World English Bible
and say, What was your mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her cubs.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
Parables » Of the old testament » Of the prophets
Truth » Illustrated in parables of the old testament » Of the prophets
Interlinear
Rabah
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 19:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lament For The Leaders Of Israel
1 And thou, lift thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, 2 And say, What thy mother? a lioness: between lions she lay down, in the midst of young lions she brought up her whelps 3 And she will bring up one of her whelps: it was a young lion, and it will learn to rend the prey eating man.
Phrases
Cross References
Job 4:11
The lion perished from failure of prey, and the sons of the lioness shall be scattered.
Psalm 58:6
God destroyed their teeth in their mouth: Jehovah broke down the young lions' grinders.
Isaiah 5:29
The roaring to him as the lion, and he roared as the young lions: and they shall groan and shall lay hold of the prey, and it shall escape, and none delivering.
Isaiah 11:6-9
The wolf dwelt with the lamb; and the panther will lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the falling together, and a little boy leading with them.
Nahum 2:11-12
Where is the dwelling of the lions and that pasture for the young lions where the lion went, the lioness there, the lion's whelp, and none terrifying?
Zephaniah 3:1-4
Wo! to the wonderful and oppressing city being redeemed.
Zechariah 11:3
A voice of wailing of the shepherds, for their greatness was destroyed: a voice of the roaring of young lions, for the pride of Jordan was destroyed.