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Ezekiel 19:3

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And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.
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  1. 2 Chronicles 36:1–2Rank 1 from verse 3
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    1THEN the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s stead in Jerusalem.

    2Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

  2. 2 Kings 23:31–32Rank 2 from verse 3
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    31¶ Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

    32And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.

  3. Ezekiel 19:6Rank 3 from verse 3
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    6And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.

  4. Ezekiel 22:25Rank 4 from verse 3
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    25There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.

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Ezekiel 19:3

COMBINED MEANING

young

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1. Early in life or growth. 2. Offspring or young persons or creatures.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

lion

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Sense 1: A large, powerful wild cat. Sense 2: Figuratively, one fierce or strong.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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catch

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To seize, capture, take hold of, or ensnare; to fasten upon words or speech; or, of fire, to take or communicate flame.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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prey

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1. A person, animal, possession, or spoil seized or pursued to be taken, plundered, or devoured. 2. To seize, plunder, or take by force.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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devoured

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of devour, meaning to eat greedily; to consume, destroy, or waste rapidly and completely.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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2And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

3And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.

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4The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.

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