Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 19:4

"The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks unto the land of Egypt." — Ezekiel 19:4 (ASV)

Brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt. —Jehoahaz was conquered by Pharaohnecho, deposed, and carried captive (2 Kings 23:33; 2 Chronicles 36:4). “Chains” is literally nose-rings, keeping up the figure of the lion. In the first part of the verse, there is also an allusion to the custom of assembling the neighborhood to secure a lion or other wild beast.