Discovery BoxEzekiel 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 23:14
Context23:14 But she increased her prostitution. She saw men carved on the wall, images of the Chaldeans carved in bright red, 3
Ezekiel 23:31
Context23:31 You have followed the ways of your sister, so I will place her cup of judgment 4 in your hand.
Ezekiel 23:43
Context23:43 Then I said about the one worn out by adultery, ‘Now they will commit immoral acts with her.’
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.”
3 tn The only other occurrence of the Hebrew term is in Jer 22:14.
4 tn Heb “her cup.” A cup of intoxicating strong drink is used, here and elsewhere, as a metaphor for judgment because both leave one confused and reeling. (See Jer 25:15, 17, 28; Hab 2:16.) The cup of wrath is a theme also found in the NT (Mark 14:36).
