Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit. They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
New American Standard Bible
He was captured in their pit,
And they
To the land of Egypt.
King James Version
The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.
Holman Bible
he was caught in their pit.
Then they led him away with hooks
to the land of Egypt.
International Standard Version
The nations heard about him. He had become caught in their trap. They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
A Conservative Version
The nations also heard of him. He was taken in their pit, and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
American Standard Version
The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks unto the land of Egypt.
Amplified
‘The nations heard about him;
He was captured in their pit,
And they brought him with hooks
To the land of Egypt.
Bible in Basic English
And the nations had news of him; he was taken in the hole they had made: and, pulling him with hooks, they took him into the land of Egypt.
Darby Translation
And the nations heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with nose-rings into the land of Egypt.
Julia Smith Translation
And the nations will hear concerning him; in their pit he was taken, and they will bring him with hooks to the land of Egypt
King James 2000
The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And nations heard about him; in their pit he was caught, and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
Modern King James verseion
The nations also heard of him. He was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains to the land of Egypt.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The heathen heard of him, and took him in their nets, and brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.
New Heart English Bible
The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
The Emphasized Bible
Then nations heard of him. In their pit, was he caught, - So they brought him with hooks. Into the land of Egypt.
Webster
The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains to the land of Egypt.
World English Bible
The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.
Youngs Literal Translation
And hear of it do nations, In their pit it hath been caught, And they bring it in with chains unto the land of Egypt.
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 19:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lament For The Leaders Of Israel
3 She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people. 4 The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit. They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt. 5 "'When she realized that she waited in vain, her hope was lost. She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
Names
Cross References
2 Kings 23:33-34
Pharaoh Necho imprisoned him in Riblah in the land of Hamath and prevented him from ruling in Jerusalem. He imposed on the land a special tax of one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
2 Chronicles 36:4
The king of Egypt made Jehoahaz's brother Eliakim king over Judah and Jerusalem, and changed his name to Jehoiakim. Necho seized his brother Jehoahaz and took him to Egypt.
2 Chronicles 36:6
King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon attacked him, bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon.
Jeremiah 22:11-12
"'For the Lord has spoken about Shallum son of Josiah, who succeeded his father as king of Judah but was carried off into exile. He has said, "He will never return to this land.
2 Kings 23:31
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah, from Libnah.
Jeremiah 22:18
So the Lord has this to say about Josiah's son, King Jehoiakim of Judah: People will not mourn for him, saying, "This makes me sad, my brother! This makes me sad, my sister!" They will not mourn for him, saying, "Poor, poor lord! Poor, poor majesty!"