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He went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.
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The Corruption of Power
Commentators agree that the 'young lion' represents a king of Judah who became a cruel and oppressive tyrant. Instead of shepherding his people, he 'learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.' Scholars connect this to King Jehoiakim's specific sins of injustice, violence, and shedding innocent blood, as recorded in Jeremiah 22. This serves as a stark warning about how authority can reveal and amplify a person's selfishness.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Chains - See the marginal rendering to Ezekiel 19:9 and Isaiah 27:9, note.
Another - (Ezekiel 19:5) Jehoiachin, wh…
16th Century
Protestant
Ezekiel confirms what I have already briefly touched on: that this second lion was no less savage and cruel than the former one he had described. R…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he went up and down among the lions The kings, as the Targum; kings of neighbouring nations, as Pharaoh king of Egypt…
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