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Ezekiel 19:6

And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.

KJV

Qui incedebat inter leones, et factus est leo : et didicit prædam capere, et homines devorare :

Vulgate

καὶ ἀνεστρέφετο ἐν μέσῳ λεόντων, λέων ἐγένετο, καὶ ἔμαθεν ἁρπάζειν ἁρπάγματα, ἀνθρώπους ἔφαγεν·

LXX

And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

ASV

וַ/יִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ בְּ/תוֹךְ אֲרָי֖וֹת כְּפִ֣יר הָיָ֑ה וַ/יִּלְמַ֥ד לִ/טְרָף טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַרְיֵה֙
'ryh
noun · 81×
אָדָ֖ם
'dm
noun · 545×
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hvlk
verb · 507×
טָ֑רֶף
trp
noun · 22×
טָרֹ֥ף
trp
verb · 25×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
כְּפִ֣יר
kpyr
noun · 31×
ם
m
verb · 811×
נִי
ny
verb · 87×
ת֣וֹךְ
tvk
noun · 416×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Jer 22:17 — But thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do it.