Eze 19:2-4 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ezek 19:2-4: 19:2-4 The first picture is of a lioness and one of her cubs , whom she chose as the leader of her pack. This cub represented Jehoahaz, who reigned for a mere three months before being carried to Egypt by Pharaoh Neco (2 Kgs 23:33-34 ). • hunt ... devour prey ... man-eater: The prophet characterizes Jehoahaz’s brief reign in entirely negative terms. • Lions were traditionally hunted with a net and a pit , here a metaphor for the violent way that Jehoahaz would be carried away to Egypt .

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‏ Ezekiel 19:2-4

Summary for Ezek 19:2-4: 19:2-4 ^a The first picture is of a lioness and one of her cubs, whom she chose as the leader of her pack. This cub represented Jehoahaz, who reigned for a mere three months before being carried to Egypt by Pharaoh Neco (2 Kgs 23:33-34 ^b).

• hunt ... devour prey ... man-eater: The prophet characterizes Jehoahaz’s brief reign in entirely negative terms.

• Lions were traditionally hunted with a net and a pit, here a metaphor for the violent way that Jehoahaz would be carried away to Egypt.