The Pulpit Commentary on Ezekiel 19:3

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

The whelp, as Ezekiel 19:4 shows, is Jehoahaz, also known as Shallum (Jeremiah 22:11), who "did evil" in the sight of the Lord (2 Kings 23:32), the words that follow pointing to cruelty and oppression like that of Zedekiah.

The passage finds a somewhat striking parallel in AEschylus, 'Agam.,' 695-715.

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