Ezekiel 19:2
“And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And say, what is thy mother?.... That is, say so to the then reigning prince, Zedekiah, what is thy mother like? to what…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Thy mother - The people represented by Judah. Compare Gen 49:9; Num 23:24.
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
What is thy mother? A lioness - Judea may here be the mother; the lioness, Jerusalem. Her lying down among lions, her…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 19:1-9
Here are, I. Orders given to the prophet to bewail the fall of the royal family, which had long made so great a figure…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Ezekiel 19:1-4
Captivity of Jehoahaz in Egypt
2. How was thy mother a lioness! among the lions;
In the midst of young lions she…
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