Genesis 49:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

'Judah is a lion's cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stoops down, he crouches like a lion, and like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, you have gone up: he stooped down, he crouched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Judah{H3063} is a lion's{H738} whelp{H1482}: from the prey{H2964}, my son{H1121}, thou art gone up{H5927}{(H8804)}: he stooped down{H3766}{(H8804)}, he couched{H7257}{(H8804)} as a lion{H738}, and as an old lion{H3833}; who shall rouse him up{H6965}{(H8686)}?

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Iuda is a lions whelpe. Fro spoyle my sonne thou art come an hye: he layde him downe and couched himselfe as a lion and as a lionesse. Who dare stere him vp?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Iuda is a yonge lyon, thou art come vp hye my sonne, fro the spoyle. He kneled downe and couched himself as a lyon & as a lionesse: who wil rayse him vp?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Iudah, as a Lions whelpe shalt thou come vp from the spoyle, my sonne. He shall lye downe and couche as a Lion, and as a Lionesse: Who shall stirre him vp?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Iuda is a lions whelpe: fro thy spoyle my sonne thou art come on hye. He layed him downe, and couched himselfe as a lion, and as a lionesse: who wyll stirre hym vp?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Judah [is] a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Judah is a lion's cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, As a lioness. Who will rouse him up?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    A lion's whelp `is' Judah, For prey, my son, thou hast gone up; He hath bent, he hath crouched as a lion, And as a lioness; who causeth him to arise?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Judah is a lion's whelp; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up: He stooped down, he couched as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Judah is a lion's whelp; From the prey, my son, thou art gone up: He stooped down, he couched as a lion, And as a lioness; who shall rouse him up?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Judah is a young lion; like a lion full of meat you have become great, my son; now he takes his rest like a lion stretched out and like an old lion; by whom will his sleep be broken?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Judah is a lion's cub. From the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down, he crouched as a lion, as a lioness. Who will rouse him up?

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    You are a lion’s cub, Judah, from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches and lies down like a lion; like a lioness– who will rouse him?

Referenced Verses

  • Num 24:9 : 9 He crouched, he lay down like a lion, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Those who bless you will be blessed; those who curse you will be cursed.
  • Num 23:24 : 24 'The people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion. They will not lie down until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.'
  • Rev 5:5 : 5 Then one of the elders said to me, "Do not weep! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed and is able to open the scroll and its seven seals."
  • Hos 5:14 : 14 For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, and no one will rescue them.
  • Mic 5:8 : 8 Your hand will be lifted up in victory over your adversaries, and all your enemies will be cut off.
  • 1 Cor 15:24 : 24 Then the end will come, when He hands over the kingdom to God the Father, after He has destroyed all dominion, authority, and power.
  • Ezek 19:5 : 5 When she saw that her hope was lost and her waiting was in vain, she took another one of her cubs and made him into a young lion.
  • Hos 5:4 : 4 Their deeds do not allow them to return to their God, for a spirit of prostitution is within them, and they do not know the Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 49:8
    82%

    8 'Judah, your brothers will praise you; your hand will be on the neck of your enemies, and your father's sons will bow down to you.'

  • Ezek 19:2-7
    6 verses
    77%

    2 Say, 'What was your mother? A lioness among lions! She lay down among the young lions and raised her cubs.'

    3 She brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey and devoured men.

    4 The nations heard about him; he was trapped in their pit. They captured him with hooks and brought him to the land of Egypt.

    5 When she saw that her hope was lost and her waiting was in vain, she took another one of her cubs and made him into a young lion.

    6 He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey and devoured people.

    7 He destroyed their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and its fullness were desolated at the sound of his roaring.

  • Num 23:24
    77%

    24 'The people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion. They will not lie down until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.'

  • Gen 49:10
    77%

    10 'The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until he to whom it belongs shall come, and the obedience of the peoples shall be his.'

  • Num 24:9
    75%

    9 He crouched, he lay down like a lion, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Those who bless you will be blessed; those who curse you will be cursed.

  • Ps 17:12
    75%

    12 They are like a lion eager to tear its prey, like a young lion crouching in hiding.

  • Nah 2:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11 Devastation, desolation, and destruction! Hearts melt, knees tremble, loins shake, and all faces turn pale.

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  • Job 4:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10 The roar of the lion, the growl of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions are shattered.

    11 The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

  • Hos 5:14
    74%

    14 For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, and no one will rescue them.

  • Job 38:39-40
    2 verses
    74%

    39 Can you hunt prey for the lion or satisfy the hunger of young lions,

    40 when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in the thicket?

  • Jer 49:19
    73%

    19 Look, like a lion coming up from the thickets of the Jordan to a permanent pasture, I will suddenly chase Edom from its land, and I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For who is like me, and who can summon me? What shepherd can stand before me?

  • Mic 5:8
    73%

    8 Your hand will be lifted up in victory over your adversaries, and all your enemies will be cut off.

  • Deut 33:7
    73%

    7 This is for Judah: He said, 'Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah; bring him to his people. With his own hands he defends, and You will be a help against his adversaries.'

  • Isa 5:29
    73%

    29 Their roar is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey and carry it off, with no one to rescue it.

  • Gen 49:27
    72%

    27 Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning he devours the prey, in the evening he divides the plunder.

  • Isa 31:4
    71%

    4 For this is what the LORD said to me: As a lion or a young lion growls over its prey, and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not frightened by their voice or disturbed by their noise, so the LORD of Hosts will come down to fight for Mount Zion and its hill.

  • Ps 104:21
    71%

    21 The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.

  • Joel 1:6
    71%

    6 For a nation has invaded my land, strong and without number. Its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and it has the fangs of a lioness.

  • Deut 33:22
    70%

    22 Of Dan he said: 'Dan is a lion’s cub, springing out of Bashan.'

  • Hos 13:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7 So I will become like a lion to them, like a leopard lying in wait by the path.

    8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs; I will tear their hearts open. There I will devour them like a lion; a wild beast will rip them apart.

  • Prov 30:30
    70%

    30 A lion, mighty among beasts, who does not retreat before any;

  • Judg 1:2
    69%

    2 The LORD answered, "Judah shall go up. I have given the land into his hand."

  • Amos 3:4
    69%

    4 Does a lion roar in the forest if it has no prey? Does a young lion growl from its den unless it has caught something?

  • 1 Chr 5:2
    69%

    2 Though Judah became strong among his brothers and a leader came from him, the birthright belonged to Joseph.

  • Jer 50:44
    69%

    44 Behold, like a lion coming up from the thickets of the Jordan to a secure pasture, I will drive them away suddenly from it. I will appoint whoever is chosen for it. For who is like me? Who can summon me? And what shepherd can stand against me?

  • Hos 11:10
    69%

    10 They will follow the LORD, and He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.

  • Jer 4:7
    69%

    7 A lion has come out of his thicket, a destroyer of nations has set out; he has left his place to turn your land into a waste. Your cities will be ruined, without inhabitants.

  • Ps 22:13
    69%

    13 Many bulls surround me; strong ones of Bashan encircle me.

  • Jer 51:38
    69%

    38 They will roar together like young lions; they will growl like lion cubs.

  • Isa 49:24
    69%

    24 Can plunder be taken from the mighty, or can captives of a righteous man be freed?

  • Job 28:8
    68%

    8 Proud beasts have not set foot on it, nor has the lion prowled over it.

  • Ps 114:2
    68%

    2 Judah became His sanctuary, Israel His dominion.

  • Ps 7:2
    68%

    2 O Lord, my God, I take refuge in You; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me.

  • Jer 25:38
    68%

    38 Like a lion leaving its lair, He has left His den, for their land has become a desolation because of the oppressor's wrath and the LORD's fierce anger.

  • Jer 2:15
    68%

    15 Young lions have roared against him; they have raised their voices. They have turned his land into a desolation; his towns are burned and uninhabited.

  • Judg 14:5
    68%

    5 Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother. When they came to the vineyards of Timnah, suddenly a young lion came roaring toward him.

  • Lam 3:10
    68%

    10 He is like a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding.

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