Verse 24

Behold, the people{H5971} riseth up{H6965} as a lioness,{H3833} And as a lion{H3833} doth he lift himself up:{H5375} He shall not lie down{H7901} until he eat{H398} of the prey,{H2964} And drink{H8354} the blood{H1818} of the slain.{H2491}

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 49:9 : 9 Judah{H3063} is a lion's{H738} whelp;{H1482} From the prey,{H2964} my son,{H1121} thou art gone up:{H5927} He stooped down,{H3766} he couched{H7257} as a lion,{H3833} And as a lioness;{H3833} who shall rouse him up?{H6965}
  • Gen 49:27 : 27 Benjamin{H1144} is a wolf{H2061} that raveneth:{H2963} In the morning{H1242} he shall devour{H398} the prey,{H5706} And at even{H6153} he shall divide{H2505} the spoil.{H7998}
  • Num 24:8-9 : 8 God{H410} bringeth him forth{H3318} out of Egypt;{H4714} He hath as it were the strength{H8443} of the wild-ox:{H7214} He shall eat up{H398} the nations{H1471} his adversaries,{H6862} And shall break{H1633} their bones{H6106} in pieces, And smite{H4272} [them] through with his arrows.{H2671} 9 He couched,{H3766} he lay down{H7901} as a lion,{H738} And as a lioness;{H3833} who shall rouse him up?{H6965} Blessed{H1288} be every one that blesseth{H1288} thee, And cursed{H779} be every one that curseth{H779} thee.
  • Num 24:17 : 17 I see{H7200} him, but not now; I behold{H7200} him, but not nigh:{H7138} There shall come{H1869} forth a star{H3556} out of Jacob,{H3290} And a sceptre{H7626} shall rise{H6965} out of Israel,{H3478} And shall smite{H4272} through the corners{H6285} of Moab,{H4124} And break down{H6979} all the sons{H1121} of tumult.{H8352}
  • Deut 33:20 : 20 And of Gad{H1410} he said,{H559} Blessed{H1288} be he that enlargeth{H7337} Gad:{H1410} He dwelleth{H7931} as a lioness,{H3833} And teareth{H2963} the arm,{H2220} yea,{H637} the crown of the head.{H6936}
  • Ps 17:12 : 12 He is like{H1825} a lion{H738} that is greedy{H3700} of his prey,{H2963} And as it were a young lion{H3715} lurking{H3427} in secret places.{H4565}
  • Prov 30:30 : 30 The lion,{H3918} which is mightiest{H1368} among beasts,{H929} And turneth not away{H7725} for{H6440} any;
  • Isa 31:4 : 4 For thus saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} unto me, As the lion{H738} and the young lion{H3715} growling{H1897} over his prey,{H2964} if a multitude{H4393} of shepherds{H7462} be called forth{H7121} against him, will not be dismayed{H2865} at their voice,{H6963} nor abase{H6031} himself for the noise{H1995} of them: so will Jehovah{H3068} of hosts{H6635} come down{H3381} to fight{H6633} upon mount{H2022} Zion,{H6726} and upon the hill{H1389} thereof.
  • Dan 2:44 : 44 And in the days{H3118} of those{H581} kings{H4430} shall the God{H426} of heaven{H8065} set up{H6966} a kingdom{H4437} which shall never{H5957} be destroyed,{H2255} nor{H3809} shall the sovereignty{H4437} thereof be left{H7662} to another{H321} people;{H5972} but it shall break in pieces{H1855} and consume{H5487} all{H3606} these{H459} kingdoms,{H4437} and it{H1932} shall stand{H6966} for ever.{H5957}
  • Amos 3:8 : 8 The lion{H738} hath roared;{H7580} who will not{H3808} fear?{H3372} The Lord{H136} Jehovah{H3069} hath spoken;{H1696} who can but prophesy?{H5012}
  • Mic 5:8-9 : 8 And the remnant{H7611} of Jacob{H3290} shall be among the nations,{H1471} in the midst{H7130} of many{H7227} peoples,{H5971} as a lion{H738} among the beasts{H929} of the forest,{H3293} as a young lion{H3715} among the flocks{H5739} of sheep;{H6629} who, if he go through,{H5674} treadeth down{H7429} and teareth in pieces,{H2963} and there is none to deliver.{H5337} 9 Let thy hand{H3027} be lifted up{H7311} above thine adversaries,{H6862} and let all thine enemies{H341} be cut off.{H3772}
  • Nah 2:11 : 11 Where is the den{H4583} of the lions,{H738} and the feeding-place{H4829} of the young lions,{H3715} where the lion{H738} [and] the lioness{H738} walked,{H1980} the lion's{H3833} whelp,{H1482} and none made them afraid?{H2729}
  • Zech 10:4-5 : 4 From him shall come forth{H3318} the corner-stone,{H6438} from him the nail,{H3489} from him the battle{H4421} bow,{H7198} from him every ruler{H5065} together.{H3162} 5 And they shall be as mighty{H1368} men, treading down{H947} [their enemies] in the mire{H2916} of the streets{H2351} in the battle;{H4421} and they shall fight,{H3898} because Jehovah{H3068} is with them; and the riders{H7392} on horses{H5483} shall be confounded.{H3001}
  • Zech 12:6 : 6 In that day{H3117} will I make{H7760} the chieftains{H441} of Judah{H3063} like a pan{H3595} of fire{H784} among wood,{H6086} and like a flaming{H784} torch{H3940} among sheaves;{H5995} and they shall devour{H398} all the peoples{H5971} round about,{H5439} on the right hand{H3225} and on the left;{H8040} and [they of] Jerusalem{H3389} shall yet again dwell{H3427} in their own place, even in Jerusalem.{H3389}
  • Rev 5:5 : 5 and{G2532} one{G1520} of{G1537} the elders{G4245} saith{G3004} unto me,{G3427} Weep{G2799} not;{G3361} behold,{G2400} the Lion{G3023} that is{G5607} of{G1537} the tribe{G5443} of Judah,{G2448} the Root{G4491} of David,{G1138} hath overcome{G3528} to open{G455} the book{G975} and{G2532} {G3089} the seven{G2033} seals{G4973} thereof.{G846}
  • Rev 19:11-21 : 11 And{G2532} I saw{G1492} the heaven{G3772} opened;{G455} and{G2532} behold,{G2400} a white{G3022} horse,{G2462} and{G2532} he that sat{G2521} thereon{G1909} {G846} called{G2564} Faithful{G4103} and{G2532} True;{G228} and{G2532} in{G1722} righteousness{G1343} he doth judge{G2919} and{G2532} make war.{G4170} 12 And{G1161} his{G846} eyes{G3788} [are]{G5613} a flame{G5395} of fire,{G4442} and{G2532} upon{G1909} his{G846} head{G2776} [are] many{G4183} diadems;{G1238} and he hath{G3686} a name{G3686} written{G1125} which{G3739} no one{G3762} knoweth{G1492} but{G1508} he himself.{G846} 13 And{G2532} he{G4016} [is] arrayed{G4016} in a garment{G2440} sprinkled{G911} with blood:{G129} and{G2532} his{G846} name{G3686} is called{G2564} The Word{G3056} of God.{G2316} 14 And{G2532} the armies{G4753} which are in{G1722} heaven{G3772} followed{G190} him{G846} upon{G1909} white{G3022} horses,{G2462} clothed in{G1746} fine linen,{G1039} white{G3022} [and]{G2532} pure.{G2513} 15 And{G2532} out of{G1537} his{G846} mouth{G4750} proceedeth{G1607} a sharp{G3691} sword,{G4501} that{G2443} with{G1722} it{G846} he should smite{G3960} the nations:{G1484} and{G2532} he{G846} shall rule{G4165} them{G846} with{G1722} a rod{G4464} of iron:{G4603} and{G2532} he{G846} treadeth{G3961} the winepress{G3025} {G3631} of the fierceness{G2372} of{G2532} the wrath{G3709} of God,{G2316} the Almighty.{G3841} 16 And{G2532} he hath{G2192} on{G1909} his garment{G2440} and{G2532} on{G1909} his{G846} thigh{G3382} a name written,{G1125} KINGS{G935} OF KINGS,{G935} AND{G2532} LORD{G2962} OF LORDS.{G2962} 17 And{G2532} I saw{G1492} an{G1520} angel{G32} standing{G2476} in{G1722} the sun;{G2246} and{G2532} he cried{G2896} with a loud{G3173} voice,{G5456} saying{G3004} to all{G3956} the birds{G3732} that fly{G4072} in{G1722} mid heaven,{G3321} Come{G1205} [and]{G2532} be gathered together{G4863} unto{G1519} the great{G3173} supper{G1173} of God;{G2316} 18 that{G2443} ye may eat{G5315} the flesh{G4561} of kings,{G935} and{G2532} the flesh{G4561} of captains,{G5506} and{G2532} the flesh{G4561} of mighty men,{G2478} and{G2532} the flesh{G4561} of horses{G2462} and{G2532} of them that sit{G2521} thereon,{G1909} {G846} and{G2532} the flesh{G4561} of all{G3956} men, both free{G1658} and{G2532} bond,{G1401} and{G2532} small{G3398} and{G2532} great.{G3173} 19 And{G2532} I saw{G1492} the beast,{G2342} and{G2532} the kings{G935} of the earth,{G1093} and{G2532} their{G846} armies,{G4753} gathered together{G4863} to make{G4160} war{G4171} against{G3326} him{G3588} that sat{G2521} upon{G1909} the horse,{G2462} and{G2532} against{G3326} his{G846} army.{G4753} 20 And{G2532} the beast{G2342} was taken,{G4084} and{G2532} with{G3326} him{G5127} the false prophet{G5578} that wrought{G4160} the signs{G4592} in his{G846} sight,{G1799} {G1722} wherewith{G3739} he deceived{G4105} them that had received{G2983} the mark{G5480} of the beast{G2342} and{G2532} them that worshipped{G4352} his{G846} image:{G1504} they two{G1417} were cast{G906} alive{G2198} into{G1519} the lake{G3041} of fire{G4442} that burneth{G2545} with{G1722} brimstone:{G2303} 21 and{G2532} the rest{G3062} were killed{G615} with{G1722} the sword{G4501} of him{G3588} that sat{G2521} upon{G1909} the horse,{G2462} [even the sword] which{G3588} came forth{G1607} out of{G1537} his{G846} mouth:{G4750} and{G2532} all{G3956} the birds{G3732} were filled{G5526} with{G1537} their{G846} flesh.{G4561}