Ezekiel 19:7 Meaning
And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.
Context Explained
5Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, and made him a young lion.
6And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.
7And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.
8Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.
9And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Matthew 23:38
Jesus laments over Jerusalem's desolation, similar to Ezekiel's imagery.
Jeremiah 9:11
Both verses depict the destruction and desolation of cities due to judgment.
Revelation 18:2
This verse describes the fall of Babylon, echoing themes of desolation.
Source: Ezekiel 19:7