Commentary for Ezekiel 19:3
וַתַּ֛עַל אֶחָ֥ד מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָ כְּפִ֣יר הָיָ֑ה וַיִּלְמַ֥ד לִטְרָף־טֶ֖רֶף אָדָ֥ם אָכָֽל׃
And she brought up one of her whelps, He became a young lion; And he learned to catch the prey, He devoured men.
Rashi on Ezekiel
And she raised up one of her cubs This lamentation was said regarding the sons of Josiah. The first is Jehoahaz.
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Rashi on Ezekiel
he devoured men Heb. אָדָם. He robbed Israel, for Israel is called אָדָם, man, as is stated (below 34:31): “And you are My flock, the flock of My pasture; you are men,” and according to the allegory, any beast that tasted human flesh will always provoke humans.
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