THEOSISEphraem the Syrian
Following this, it is mentioned regarding King Jehoiakim: And the mother raised another of her young lions and transformed him into a lion.
Ezekiel 19:5Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
But she seeing herself weakened, and that her hope was lost, took one of her young lions, and set him up for a lion.
וַתֵּ֙רֶא֙ כִּ֣י נֽוֹחֲלָ֔ה אָבְדָ֖ה תִּקְוָתָ֑הּ וַתִּקַּ֛ח אֶחָ֥ד מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָ כְּפִ֥יר שָׂמָֽתְהוּ׃
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Theodoret of Cyrus
The prophet portrayed Jechoniah, the son of Jehoiakim, referring to those who were taken captive and who experienced the conclusion of their lives in a foreign land; thus, the absence of Jehoiakim's mention, who was executed in Jerusalem, is noteworthy. He succinctly highlighted the wickedness of Jechoniah, who, during his brief reign of three months and a few days, caused the city to be filled with wrongful killings. The distinction that he refers to Jechoniah rather than Jehoiakim is clarified by what follows. For it is written:
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