Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He became a young lion,
He learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
King James Version
And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
Holman Bible
and he became a young lion.
After he learned to tear prey,
he devoured people.
International Standard Version
He prowled around among the lions, became a strong, young lion, and learned to become a hunter-prowler to eat human beings.
A Conservative Version
And he went up and down among the lions. He became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey. He devoured men.
American Standard Version
And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
Amplified
‘And he moved among the lions;
He became a young lion,
He learned to tear the prey;
He devoured men.
Bible in Basic English
And he went up and down among the lions and became a young lion, learning to go after beasts for his food; and he took men for his meat.
Darby Translation
And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will go about in the midst of the lions; he was a young lion, and he will learn to tear in pieces the prey, eating man.
King James 2000
And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he walked about in the midst of lions; he became a fierce lion, and he learned to tear prey; he ate humans.
Modern King James verseion
And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion and learned to tear the prey, and ate men.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Which went among the lions, and became a fierce lion: learned to spoil, and to devour folk:
NET Bible
He walked about among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.
New Heart English Bible
He went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
The Emphasized Bible
Yea he went to and fro amidst lions A young lion, he became,- And he learned to rend prey. Men, he devoured;
Webster
And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
World English Bible
He went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
Youngs Literal Translation
And it goeth up and down in the midst of lions, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.
Interlinear
Tavek
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 19:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lament For The Leaders Of Israel
5
When she saw her hope unfulfilled, her expectation gone, she took another of her cubs and made him a strong lion.
6
He became a young lion,
He learned to tear his prey;
He devoured men.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Kings 24:1-7
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded Judah. Jehoiakim king of Judah was forced to serve him for three years. Then he rebelled and fought against him.
2 Kings 24:9
Following the example of his father, Jehoiachin sinned against Jehovah.
2 Chronicles 36:5
Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king. He ruled for eleven years in Jerusalem. He did what Jehovah his God considered evil.
2 Chronicles 36:9
Jehoiakin was eight years old when he began to rule as king. He was king for three months and ten days in Jerusalem. He did what Jehovah considered evil.
Jeremiah 22:13-17
Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice. Woe to him who uses his neighbor's services without pay and does not give him his wages.
Jeremiah 26:1-24
Shortly after Jehoiakim son of Josiah became king of Judah,
Jeremiah 36:1-32
In the fourth year of the reign of Jehoiakim, son of King Josiah of Judah, Jehovah spoke his word to Jeremiah: