Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And say: Why did thy mother the lioness lie down among the lions, and bring up her whelps in the midst of young lions? Nahum 2:11,12 Where is now the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, to which the lion went, to enter in thither, the young lion, and there was none to make them afraid? . . . Zephaniah 3:1-4 Woe to the provoking and redeemed city, the dove. . . . young lions Job 4:11 The tiger hath perished for want of prey, and the young lions are scattered abroad. Psalm 58:6 God shall break in pieces their teeth in their mouth: the Lord shall break the grinders of the lions. Isaiah 5:29 Their roaring like that of a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea they shall roar, and take hold of the prey, and they shall keep fast hold of it, and there shall be none to deliver it. Isaiah 11:6-9 The wolf shall dwell with the lamb: and the leopard shall lie down with the kid: the calf and the lion, and the sheep shall abide together, and a little child shall lead them. . . . Zechariah 11:3 The voice of the howling of the shepherds, because their glory is laid waste: the voice of the roaring of the lions, because the pride of the Jordan is spoiled. Context A Lament for the Princes of Israel1Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, 2And say: Why did thy mother the lioness lie down among the lions, and bring up her whelps in the midst of young lions?3And she brought out one of her whelps, and he became a lion: and he learned to catch the prey, and to devour men.… Cross References Deuteronomy 33:22 To Dan also he said: Dan is a young lion, he shall flow plentifully from Basan. Ezekiel 19:1 Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel, Ezekiel 19:3 And she brought out one of her whelps, and he became a lion: and he learned to catch the prey, and to devour men. Ezekiel 32:2 Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharao the king of Egypt, and say to him: Thou art like the lion of the nations, and the dragon that is in the sea: and thou didst push with the horn in thy rivers, and didst trouble the waters with thy feet, and didst trample upon their streams. Lexicon and say:וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say ‘What מָ֤ה (māh) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what was your mother? אִמְּךָ֙ (’im·mə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 517: A mother, ) A lioness לְבִיָּ֔א (lə·ḇî·yā) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3833: To roar, a lion, among בֵּ֥ין (bên) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 996: An interval, space between the lions! אֲרָי֖וֹת (’ă·rā·yō·wṯ) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 738: A lion She lay down רָבָ֑צָה (rā·ḇā·ṣāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7257: To crouch, be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed among בְּת֥וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8432: A bisection, the centre the young lions; כְּפִרִ֖ים (kə·p̄i·rîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3715: A village, a young lion she reared רִבְּתָ֥ה (rib·bə·ṯāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7235: To be or become much, many or great her cubs. גוּרֶֽיהָ׃ (ḡū·re·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1482: A cub, of the lion Additional Translations and say: ‘What was your mother? A lioness among the lions! She lay down among the young lions; she reared her cubs.And say, What is your mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps. and say, Why is thy mother become a whelp in the midst of lions? in the midst of lions she has multiplied her whelps. and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps in the midst of the young lions. and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps. And say, What is thy mother: A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions. and say, What was your mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her cubs. 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. Jump to Previous Couched Crouched Cubs Food Lioness Little Midst Mother Multiplied Nourished Ones Reared She-Lion Stretched Whelps YoungJump to Next Couched Crouched Cubs Food Lioness Little Midst Mother Multiplied Nourished Ones Reared She-Lion Stretched Whelps YoungExternal Links Ezekiel 19:2 NIVEzekiel 19:2 NLT Ezekiel 19:2 ESV Ezekiel 19:2 NASB Ezekiel 19:2 ASV Ezekiel 19:2 Bible Apps Ezekiel 19:2 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 19:2 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 19:2 French Bible Ezekiel 19:2 German Bible Alphabetical: a among and cubs down her lay lioness lions mother reared say She the was What young your OT Prophets: Ezekiel 19:2 And say What was your mother? (Ezek. Eze Ezk) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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