She brought up one of her cubs,
And (A)he became a young lion;
He learned to catch prey,
And he devoured men.

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She brought up one of her cubs,
    and he became a strong lion.
He learned to tear the prey
    and he became a man-eater.

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25 (A)The conspiracy of her [a]prophets in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing the prey; they (B)have devoured [b]people; (C)they have taken treasure and precious things; they have made many widows in her midst.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 22:25 So with MT, Vg.; LXX princes; Tg. scribes
  2. Ezekiel 22:25 Lit. souls

25 There is a conspiracy(A) of her princes[a] within her like a roaring lion(B) tearing its prey; they devour people,(C) take treasures and precious things and make many widows(D) within her.

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  1. Ezekiel 22:25 Septuagint; Hebrew prophets

(A)He roved among the lions,
And (B)became a young lion;
He learned to catch prey;
He devoured men.

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He prowled among the lions,
    for he was now a strong lion.
He learned to tear the prey
    and he became a man-eater.(A)

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The Reign and Captivity of Jehoahaz(A)

36 Then (B)the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father’s place in Jerusalem. [a]Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 36:2 MT Joahaz

36 And the people(A) of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.

Jehoahaz King of Judah(B)

Jehoahaz[a] was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 36:2 Hebrew Joahaz, a variant of Jehoahaz; also in verse 4

The Reign and Captivity of Jehoahaz(A)

31 (B)Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was (C)Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.

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Jehoahaz King of Judah(A)

31 Jehoahaz(B) was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal(C) daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. 32 He did evil(D) in the eyes of the Lord, just as his predecessors had done.

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