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Ezekiel 19:3Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

And she brought out one of her whelps, and he became a lion: and he learned to catch the prey, and to devour men.

Douay-Rheims

וַתַּ֛עַל אֶחָ֥ד מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָ כְּפִ֣יר הָיָ֑ה וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף־טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Theodoret of Cyrus

5th centuryChurch Father

One of her young lions sprang forth, transformed into a lion, and learned to experience ecstatic joy, overpowering men. The nations took notice of him, and he faced turmoil as they brought him in chains to Egypt. The Prophet refers to Jehoahaz, who followed his father Josiah and acted wickedly in the eyes of the Lord, behaving unjustly towards his people; however, King Pharaoh Nehao of Egypt captured him, bound him, and there he faced repercussions for his wrongdoing. This is what the Prophet conveyed when he stated, And I will be in his defilement. He then proceeds to declare:

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