Numbers 23:24

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat [of] the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

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  • Gen 49:9 : 9 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?
  • Gen 49:27 : 27 Benjamin shall ravin [as] a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.
  • Num 24:8-9 : 8 God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce [them] through with his arrows. 9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed [is] he that blesseth thee, and cursed [is] he that curseth thee.
  • Num 24:17 : 17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
  • Deut 33:20 : 20 And of Gad he said, Blessed [be] he that enlargeth Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
  • Ps 17:12 : 12 Like as a lion [that] is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.
  • Prov 30:30 : 30 A lion [which is] strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
  • Isa 31:4 : 4 For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, [he] will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
  • Dan 2:44 : 44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, [but] it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
  • Amos 3:8 : 8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
  • Mic 5:8-9 : 8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver. 9 Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.
  • Nah 2:11 : 11 ¶ Where [is] the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, [even] the old lion, walked, [and] the lion's whelp, and none made [them] afraid?
  • Zech 10:4-5 : 4 Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together. 5 ¶ And they shall be as mighty [men], which tread down [their enemies] in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD [is] with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.
  • Zech 12:6 : 6 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, [even] in Jerusalem.
  • Rev 5:5 : 5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
  • Rev 19:11-21 : 11 ¶ And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 12 His eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head [were] many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 13 And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies [which were] in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all [men, both] free and bond, both small and great. 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which [sword] proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Isa 5:29
    80%

    29 Their roaring [shall be] like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry [it] away safe, and none shall deliver [it].

  • Num 24:8-9
    2 verses
    79%

    8 God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce [them] through with his arrows.

    9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed [is] he that blesseth thee, and cursed [is] he that curseth thee.

  • Mic 5:8
    78%

    8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

  • Nah 2:11-13
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    78%

    11 ¶ Where [is] the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, [even] the old lion, walked, [and] the lion's whelp, and none made [them] afraid?

    12 The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.

    13 Behold, I [am] against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

  • Ps 17:12
    77%

    12 Like as a lion [that] is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

  • Gen 49:9
    77%

    9 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?

  • Ezek 19:5-7
    3 verses
    77%

    5 Now when she saw that she had waited, [and] her hope was lost, then she took another of her whelps, [and] made him a young lion.

    6 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, [and] devoured men.

    7 And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.

  • Ezek 19:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2 And say, What [is] thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

    3 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.

  • Joel 1:6
    76%

    6 For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth [are] the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.

  • Jer 2:15
    75%

    15 The young lions roared upon him, [and] yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.

  • Isa 31:4
    75%

    4 For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, [he] will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.

  • Jer 51:38
    75%

    38 They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions' whelps.

  • Hos 13:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe [them]:

    8 I will meet them as a bear [that is] bereaved [of her whelps], and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.

  • Job 4:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

    11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.

  • Ps 22:13
    74%

    13 They gaped upon me [with] their mouths, [as] a ravening and a roaring lion.

  • Jer 4:7
    73%

    7 The lion is come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way; he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate; [and] thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant.

  • Hos 5:14
    73%

    14 For I [will be] unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, [even] I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue [him].

  • Jer 50:44
    73%

    44 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who [is] a chosen [man, that] I may appoint over her? for who [is] like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who [is] that shepherd that will stand before me?

  • Ps 104:21
    73%

    21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

  • Jer 49:19
    73%

    19 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who [is] a chosen [man, that] I may appoint over her? for who [is] like me? and who will appoint me the time? and who [is] that shepherd that will stand before me?

  • Prov 30:30
    73%

    30 A lion [which is] strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;

  • Jer 25:38
    72%

    38 He hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.

  • Job 38:39
    72%

    39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

  • Hos 11:10
    72%

    10 They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.

  • Amos 3:4
    72%

    4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

  • Job 39:30
    72%

    30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain [are], there [is] she.

  • Job 28:8
    72%

    8 The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.

  • Jer 5:6
    72%

    6 Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, [and] a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, [and] their backslidings are increased.

  • Prov 28:15
    71%

    15 ¶ [As] a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; [so is] a wicked ruler over the poor people.

  • Ps 10:9
    71%

    9 He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

  • Gen 49:27
    71%

    27 Benjamin shall ravin [as] a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

  • Isa 11:7
    71%

    7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

  • Hab 2:7
    70%

    7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them?

  • Ps 58:6
    70%

    6 ¶ Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

  • Prov 28:1
    70%

    1 ¶ The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

  • Zeph 3:3
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    3 Her princes within her [are] roaring lions; her judges [are] evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

  • Deut 33:22
    70%

    22 ¶ And of Dan he said, Dan [is] a lion's whelp: he shall leap from Bashan.

  • Amos 3:8
    70%

    8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

  • Hab 1:8
    70%

    8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far; they shall fly as the eagle [that] hasteth to eat.

  • Isa 49:24
    70%

    24 ¶ Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

  • Jer 50:17
    70%

    17 Israel [is] a scattered sheep; the lions have driven [him] away: first the king of Assyria hath devoured him; and last this Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones.

  • Ezek 39:18
    70%

    18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.