Ezekiel 19:2
And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
And say, What is thy mother? a lyonesse: shee lay downe among lions, she nourished her whelpes among yong lions.
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- Isaiah 11:6–9Rank 1 from verse 2
6The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
7And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.
9They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.
6*The wolfe also shall dwell with the lambe, and the leopard shall lie downe with the kid: and the calfe and the yong lion, and the fatling together, and a litle child shall lead them.
7And the cow and the beare shall feed, their yong ones shall lie downe together: and the lyon shall eate straw like the oxe.
8‖And the sucking childe shall play on the hole of the aspe, and the weaned childe shall put his hand on the cockatrice denne.
9They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountaine: for the earth shall bee full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters couer the sea.
- Isaiah 5:29Rank 2 from verse 2
29Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.
29Their roaring shalbe like a lyon, they shall roare like yong lions: yea they shal roare and lay hold of the pray, and shall carie it away safe, and none shall deliuer it.
- Nahum 2:11–12Rank 4 from verse 2
11Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion’s whelp, and none made them afraid?
12The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.
11Where is the dwelling of the Lions, and the feeding place of the yong Lions? where the Lion, euen the olde Lion walked, and the Lions whelpe, and none made them afraid.
12The Lion did teare in pieces enough for his whelpes, and strangled for his Lionesses, and filled his holes with pray, and his dens with rauine.
- Psalms 58:6Rank 5 from verse 2
- Zechariah 11:3Rank 6 from verse 2
3¶ There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.
3¶ There is a voyce of the howling of the shepheards; for their glory is spoiled: a voyce of the roaring of young lyons; for the pride of Iordan is spoiled.
- Zephaniah 3:1–4Rank 7 from verse 2
1WOE to her that is filthy and polluted, to the oppressing city!
2She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord; she drew not near to her God.
3Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
4Her prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law.
1¶ Woe to her that is ‖filthie and polluted, to the oppressing citie.
2She obeyed not the voice: she receiued not ‖correction: she trusted not in the LORD: she drew not neere to her God.
3Her princes within her are roaring *lyons; her Iudges are euening wolues, they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
4Her *prophets are light and treacherous persons: her priests haue polluted the Sanctuarie, they haue done *violence to the Law.
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Ezekiel 19:2
Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.
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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.
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A female lion.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: As the past tense of lie, to recline, rest, be situated, or remain in a state. Sense 3: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 4: To press or bear upon. Sense 5: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 6: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 7: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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Sense 1: Large powerful wild cats. Sense 2: Figures of strength, fierceness, danger, or royal power.
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Fed; supplied with nutriment; caused to grow.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The young of lions or other beasts of prey; cubs.
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1. Early in life or growth. 2. Offspring or young persons or creatures.
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1MOREOVER take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
1¶ Moreouer, take thou vp a lamentation for the princes of Israel,
2And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
2And say, What is thy mother? a lyonesse: shee lay downe among lions, she nourished her whelpes among yong lions.
Selected passage3And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
3And shee brought vp one of her whelps: it became a yong lion, & it learned to catch the pray, it deuoured men.