Ezekiel 19:3-4
Context19:3 She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion.
He learned to tear prey; he devoured people. 1
19:4 The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit.
They brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt. 2
Ezekiel 19:8
Context19:8 The nations – the surrounding regions – attacked him.
They threw their net over him; he was caught in their pit.
1 tn Heb “a man.”
2 sn The description applies to king Jehoahaz (2 Kgs 23:31-34; Jer 22:10-12).