Genesis 49:9

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?

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  • Num 24:9 : 9 He coucheth and lieth downe as a yong lion, and as a lion: who shall stirre him vp? blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
  • Num 23:24 : 24 Behold, the people shal rise vp as a lyon, & lift vp himselfe as a yong lyon: hee shall not lye downe, till he eate of the pray, and till he drinke the blood of the slayne.
  • Rev 5:5 : 5 And one of the Elders saide vnto me, Weepe not: beholde, that Lion which is of the tribe of Iuda, that roote of Dauid, hath obteined to open the Booke, and to loose the seuen seales thereof.
  • Hos 5:14 : 14 For I will be vnto Ephraim as a lyon, and as a lyons whelpe to the house of Iudah: I, euen I will spoyle, and goe away: I will take away, and none shall rescue it.
  • Mic 5:8 : 8 And the remnant of Iaakob shalbe among the Gentiles in the middes of many people, as the lyon among the beastes of the forest, and as the lyons whelpe among the flockes of sheepe, who when he goeth thorow, treadeth downe and teareth in pieces, and none can deliuer.
  • 1 Cor 15:24 : 24 Then shalbe the end, when he hath deliuered vp the kingdome to God, euen the Father, when he hath put downe all rule, and all authoritie and power.
  • Ezek 19:5 : 5 Nowe when she sawe, that she had waited and her hope was lost, she tooke another of her whelps, and made him a lyon.
  • Hos 5:4 : 4 They will not giue their mindes to turne vnto their God: for the spirit of fornication is in the middes of them, and they haue not knowen the Lord.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 49:8
    82%

    8Thou Iudah, thy brethre shal praise thee: thine hande shalbe in the necke of thine enemies: thy fathers sonnes shal bowe downe vnto thee.

  • Ezek 19:2-7
    6 verses
    77%

    2And say, Wherefore lay thy mother as a lyonesse among the lyons? she nourished her yong ones among the lyons whelps,

    3And she brought vp one of her whelps, and it became a lyon, and it learned to catch the praye, and it deuoured men.

    4The nations also heard of him, and he was taken in their nets, and they brought him in chaines vnto the land of Egypt.

    5Nowe when she sawe, that she had waited and her hope was lost, she tooke another of her whelps, and made him a lyon.

    6Which went among the lyons, and became a lyon, and learned to catch the praye, and he deuoured men.

    7And he knew their widowes, & he destroyed their cities, and the land was wasted, and all that was therein by the noyse of his roaring.

  • Num 23:24
    77%

    24Behold, the people shal rise vp as a lyon, & lift vp himselfe as a yong lyon: hee shall not lye downe, till he eate of the pray, and till he drinke the blood of the slayne.

  • Gen 49:10
    77%

    10The scepter shall not depart from Iudah, nor a Lawegiuer from betweene his feete, vntill Shiloh come, and the people shall be gathered vnto him.

  • Num 24:9
    75%

    9He coucheth and lieth downe as a yong lion, and as a lion: who shall stirre him vp? blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.

  • Ps 17:12
    75%

    12Like as a lyon that is greedy of pray, and as it were a lyons whelp lurking in secret places.

  • Nah 2:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11Where is the dwelling of the lyons, and the pasture of the lyons whelpes? where the lyon, and the lionesse walked, and the lyons whelpe, & none made them afrayde.

    12The lyon did teare in pieces ynough for his whelpes, and woryed for his lyonesse, and filled his holes with praye, and his dennes with, spoyle.

  • Job 4:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10The roaring of the Lion, and the voyce of the Lionesse, & the teeth of the Lions whelpes are broken.

    11The Lyon perisheth for lacke of pray, and the Lyons whelpes are scattered abroade.

  • Hos 5:14
    74%

    14For I will be vnto Ephraim as a lyon, and as a lyons whelpe to the house of Iudah: I, euen I will spoyle, and goe away: I will take away, and none shall rescue it.

  • Job 38:39-40
    2 verses
    74%

    39(39:1) Wilt thou hunt the pray for the lyon? or fill the appetite of the lyons whelpes,

    40(39:2) When they couch in their places, and remaine in the couert to lye in waite?

  • Jer 49:19
    73%

    19Beholde, hee shall come vp like a lyon from the swelling of Iorden vnto the strong dwelling place: for I will make Israel to rest, euen I will make him to haste away from her, and who is a chosen man that I may appoynt against her? for who is like mee? and who will appoint me the time? and who is the shepheard that will stande before me?

  • Mic 5:8
    73%

    8And the remnant of Iaakob shalbe among the Gentiles in the middes of many people, as the lyon among the beastes of the forest, and as the lyons whelpe among the flockes of sheepe, who when he goeth thorow, treadeth downe and teareth in pieces, and none can deliuer.

  • Deut 33:7
    73%

    7And thus he blessed Iudah, and said, Heare, O Lord, the voyce of Iudah, and bring him vnto his people: his hands shalbe sufficient for him, if thou helpe him against his enemies.

  • Isa 5:29
    73%

    29His roaring shalbe like a lyon, and he shall roare like lyons whelpes: they shall roare, and lay holde of the praye: they shall take it away, and none shall deliuer it.

  • Gen 49:27
    72%

    27Beniamin shall rauine as a wolfe: in the morning he shall deuoure the pray, and at night he shal deuide the spoyle.

  • Isa 31:4
    71%

    4For thus hath the Lord spoken vnto me, As the lyon or lyons whelpe roareth vpon his praye, against whom if a multitude of shepheards be called, hee will not be afraide at their voyce, neither will humble him selfe at their noise: so shall the Lord of hostes come downe to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.

  • Ps 104:21
    71%

    21The lions roare after their praye, and seeke their meate at God.

  • Joel 1:6
    71%

    6Yea, a nation commeth vpon my lande, mightie, & without nomber, whose teeth are like the teeth of a lyon, and he hath the iawes of a great lyon.

  • Deut 33:22
    70%

    22And of Dan he said, Dan is a lions whelp: he shall leape from Bashan.

  • Hos 13:7-8
    2 verses
    70%

    7And I wil be vnto them as a very lyon, and as a leopard in the way of Asshur.

    8I will meete them, as a beare that is robbed of her whelpes, and I will breake the kall of their heart, and there will I deuoure them like a lion: the wilde beast shall teare them.

  • Prov 30:30
    70%

    30A lyon which is strong among beastes, and turneth not at the sight of any:

  • Judg 1:2
    69%

    2And the Lord said, Iudah shall goe vp: behold, I haue giuen the land into his hande.

  • Amos 3:4
    69%

    4Will a lion roare in ye forest, when he hath no pray? or wil a lions whelpe cry out of his den, if he haue taken nothing?

  • 1 Chr 5:2
    69%

    2For Iudah preuailed aboue his brethren, and of him came the prince, but the birthright was Iosephs)

  • Jer 50:44
    69%

    44Beholde, hee shall come vp like a lyon from the swelling of Iorden vnto the strong habitation: for I will make Israel to rest, and I will make them to haste away from her: and who is a chosen man that I may appoynt against her? for who is like me, and who will appoynt me the time? and who is the shepheard that will stande before me?

  • Hos 11:10
    69%

    10They shall walke after the Lorde: he shall roare like a lyon: when hee shall roare, then the children of the West shall feare.

  • Jer 4:7
    69%

    7The lyon is come vp from his denne, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is departed, and gone forth of his place to lay thy land waste, and thy cities shalbe destroyed without an inhabitant.

  • Ps 22:13
    69%

    13They gape vpon me with their mouthes, as a ramping and roaring lyon.

  • Jer 51:38
    69%

    38They shal rore together like lions, and yell as the lyons whelpes.

  • Isa 49:24
    69%

    24Shall the pray be taken from the mightie? Or the iust captiuitie deliuered?

  • Job 28:8
    68%

    8The lyons whelpes haue not walked it, nor the lyon passed thereby.

  • Ps 114:2
    68%

    2Iudah was his sanctification, and Israel his dominion.

  • Ps 7:2
    68%

    2Least he deuoure my soule like a lion, and teare it in pieces, while there is none to helpe.

  • Jer 25:38
    68%

    38He hath forsaken his couert, as the lyon: for their land is waste, because of the wrath of the oppressor, & because of ye wrath of his indignatio.

  • Jer 2:15
    68%

    15The lions roared vpon him & yelled, and they haue made his land waste: his cities are burnt without an inhabitant.

  • Judg 14:5
    68%

    5Then went Samson and his father and his mother downe to Timnath, and came to ye vineyardes at Timnath: and beholde, a young Lyon roared vpon him.

  • Lam 3:10
    68%

    10He was vnto me as a beare lying in waite, and as a Lion in secret places.