Ezekiel 19:2-3
Context19:2 and say:
“‘What a lioness was your mother among the lions!
She lay among young lions; 1 she reared her cubs.
19:3 She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion.
He learned to tear prey; he devoured people. 2
Ezekiel 19:6
Context19:6 He walked about among the lions; he became a young lion.
He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.
Ezekiel 43:23
Context43:23 When you have finished purifying it, you will offer an unblemished young bull and an unblemished ram from the flock.
1 sn Lions probably refer to Judahite royalty and/or nobility. The lioness appears to symbolize the Davidic dynasty, though some see the referent as Hamutal, the wife of Josiah and mother of Jehoahaz and Zedekiah. Gen 49:9 seems to be the background for Judah being compared to lions.
2 tn Heb “a man.”