John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 19:3

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And she brought up one of her whelps, &c.] Or sons, as the Targum: or, “made him to ascend”f279, as the word signifies; to mount the throne; this was Jehoahaz, whom the people of the land took and anointed him, and made him king in the stead of Josiah his father, (<122330>2 Kings 23:30); it become a young lion; that is, a king, as the same Targum explains it, and a tyrannical and arbitrary one: and it learned to catch the prey; being instructed by evil counsellors, he soon learned to oppress his subjects, to get their substance from them, and do many evil things, as he is said to do, (<122332>2 Kings 23:32); it devoured men; or a man, Adam, the people of Israel, so called, (<263431>Ezekiel 34:31); as the Jews frequently observe; it ate up and destroyed their liberties, privileges, and property.

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