The Meaning of Ezekiel 19:6 Explained

Ezekiel 19:6

KJV: And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.

YLT: And it goeth up and down in the midst of lions, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.

Darby: And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

ASV: And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he went up and down  among  the lions,  he became a young lion,  and learned  to catch  the prey,  [and] devoured  men. 

What does Ezekiel 19:6 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 19

1  A lamentation for the princes of Israel, by the parable of a lion whelping in a pit
10  and for Jerusalem, under the parable of a wasted vine

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 19:6 mean?

And He roved among the lions a young lion became and He learned to catch prey men He devoured
וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ בְּתוֹךְ־ אֲרָי֖וֹת כְּפִ֣יר הָיָ֑ה וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף־ טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל

וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ  And  He  roved 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
אֲרָי֖וֹת  the  lions 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֲרִי 
Sense: lion.
כְּפִ֣יר  a  young  lion 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּפִיר 
Sense: young lion.
הָיָ֑ה  became 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
וַיִּלְמַ֥ד  and  He  learned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: לָמַד  
Sense: to learn. teach, exercise in.
לִטְרָף־  to  catch 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: טָרַף  
Sense: to tear, rend, pluck.
טֶ֖רֶף  prey 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: טֶרֶף  
Sense: prey, food, leaf.
אָדָ֥ם  men 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
אָכָֽל  He  devoured 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.