Ezekiel 19:3 meaning and explanation

She brought up one of her cubs, and he became a young lion. After learning to tear his prey, he devoured men.

Ezekiel 19:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Ezekiel is told to take up a lament over the princes of Israel, and here the lioness image focuses on one cub she raised. The mother likely stands for the royal house or the nation, and the cub is a king who grew strong and predatory.

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