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Selected Verse: Ezekiel 19:5 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Eze 19:5 |
King James |
Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost--that is, that her long-waited-for hope was disappointed, Jehoahaz not being restored to her from Egypt.
she took another of her whelps--Jehoiakim, brother of Jehoahaz, who was placed on the throne by Pharaoh (Kg2 23:34), according to the wish of Judah. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Made him - King, and infused the lion - like maxims into him. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
When she saw that she had waited - Being very weak, the Jews found that they could not resist with any hope of success; so the king of Egypt was permitted to do as he pleased.
She took another of her whelps - Jehoiakim.
And made him a young lion - King of Judea. |
34 And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.