Numbers 23:24

KJV1611 – Modern English

Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion and lift himself up like a young lion; he shall not lie down until he eats of the prey and drinks the blood of the slain.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    '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.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Behold, the people{H5971} shall rise up{H6965}{(H8799)} as a great lion{H3833}, and lift up{H5375}{(H8691)} himself as a young lion{H738}: he shall not lie down{H7901}{(H8799)} until he eat{H398}{(H8799)} of the prey{H2964}, and drink{H8354}{(H8799)} the blood{H1818} of the slain{H2491}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Beholde ye people shall ryse vp as a lyonesse and heue vpp hym selfe as a lion and shall not lye downe agayne vntill he haue eaten of the praye and dronke of the bloude of them that are slayne.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Beholde, the people shall ryse vp as a Lyonesse, & heue vp him self as a Lyon. He shal not lye downe, tyll he eate of the pray, and drynke the bloude of the slayne.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    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.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Beholde, the people shall ryse vp as a Lion, and heaue vp him self as a young Lion: He shall not lye downe, vntyll he eate of the pray, and drinke the blood of them that are slayne.

  • 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Behold, the people rises up as a lioness, As a lion does he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, Drink the blood of the slain.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Lo, the people as a lioness riseth, And as a lion he lifteth himself up, He lieth not down till he eateth prey, And blood of pierced ones doth drink.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    See, Israel comes up like a she-lion, lifting himself up like a lion: he will take no rest till he has made a meal of those he has overcome, drinking the blood of those he has put to death.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Behold, the people rises up as a lioness, As a lion he lifts himself up. He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drinks the blood of the slain."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Indeed, the people will rise up like a lioness, and like a lion raises himself up; they will not lie down until they eat their prey, and drink the blood of the slain.”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 49:9 : 9 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?
  • Gen 49:27 : 27 Benjamin shall ravage 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 out of Egypt; he has the strength of a wild ox: he shall consume the nations, his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows. 9 He crouched, he lay down like a lion, and like a great lion; who shall stir him up? Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who curses you.
  • Num 24:17 : 17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not near: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter 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 who enlarges Gad: he dwells as a lion, and tears the arm with the crown of the head.
  • Ps 17:12 : 12 Like a lion that is eager for its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.
  • Prov 30:30 : 30 A lion, which is mighty among beasts, and does not turn away from anything;
  • Isa 31:4 : 4 For thus has the LORD spoken to me, Like a lion and the young lion roaring over his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor humble himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for Mount Zion, and for its hill.
  • Dan 2:44 : 44 And in the days of these kings, the God of heaven shall 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 forever.
  • Amos 3:8 : 8 The lion has roared, who will not fear? The Lord GOD has 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 like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he goes through, both treads down and tears in pieces, and none can deliver. 9 Your hand shall be lifted up against your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.
  • Nah 2:11 : 11 Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's cub, and none made them afraid?
  • Zech 10:4-5 : 4 Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the peg, out of him the battle bow, out of him every ruler together. 5 And they shall be like mighty men, who tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in 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 I will make the governors of Judah like a hearth of fire among wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people around 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 said to me, Weep not; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has prevailed to open the book and to break its seven seals.
  • Rev 19:11-21 : 11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he who sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. 12 His eyes were like a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written that no one knew but he himself. 13 And he wore a robe dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him on white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he should strike the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he has on his robe 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 birds that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather together for the supper of the great God; 18 That you may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of those who sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and slave, 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 who sat on the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked miracles before him, with which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast, and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with sulfur. 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him who sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the birds were filled with their flesh.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Isa 5:29
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    29 Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yes, they shall roar, and seize the prey, and shall carry it away safely, and none shall deliver it.

  • Num 24:8-9
    2 verses
    79%

    8 God brought him out of Egypt; he has the strength of a wild ox: he shall consume the nations, his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.

    9 He crouched, he lay down like a lion, and like a great lion; who shall stir him up? Blessed is he who blesses you, and cursed is he who curses you.

  • Mic 5:8
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    8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he goes through, both treads down and tears 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 feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's cub, and none made them afraid?

    12 The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with plunder.

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

  • Ps 17:12
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    12 Like a lion that is eager for its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.

  • Gen 49:9
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    9 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?

  • Ezek 19:5-7
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    77%

    5 Now when she saw that she had waited, and her hope was lost, then she took another of her cubs, 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 prey, and devoured men.

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  • Ezek 19:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2 And say, What is your mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her cubs among young lions.

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

  • Joel 1:6
    76%

    6 For a nation has come up against my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he has the cheek teeth of a great lion.

  • Jer 2:15
    75%

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

  • Isa 31:4
    75%

    4 For thus has the LORD spoken to me, Like a lion and the young lion roaring over his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor humble himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for Mount Zion, and for its hill.

  • Jer 51:38
    75%

    38 They shall roar together like lions; they shall growl like lions' cubs.

  • Hos 13:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7 Therefore I will be to them as a lion: as a leopard by the way I will observe them:

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

  • Job 4:10-11
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    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 perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the stout lion are scattered abroad.

  • Ps 22:13
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    13 They gaped at me with their mouths, like a ravening and roaring lion.

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

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    14 For I will be to 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.

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    44 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the dwelling of the strong: but I will suddenly make them 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 who will stand before me?

  • Ps 104:21
    73%

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

  • Jer 49:19
    73%

    19 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swellings of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him flee 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 who will stand before me?

  • Prov 30:30
    73%

    30 A lion, which is mighty among beasts, and does not turn away from anything;

  • Jer 25:38
    72%

    38 He has forsaken His shelter, like a lion; for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of His fierce anger.

  • Job 38:39
    72%

    39 Will you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy 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 roars, then the children shall tremble from the west.

  • Amos 3:4
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    4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he has taken nothing?

  • Job 39:30
    72%

    30 Its young ones also drink blood; and where the slain are, there it is.

  • Job 28:8
    72%

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

  • Jer 5:6
    72%

    6 Therefore 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: everyone that goes out from there shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings have increased.

  • Prov 28:15
    71%

    15 As a roaring lion and a raging bear, so is a wicked ruler over poor people.

  • Ps 10:9
    71%

    9 He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the poor; he catches the poor when he draws him into his net.

  • Gen 49:27
    71%

    27 Benjamin shall ravage 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 graze; 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 will bite you, and awake that will vex you, and you shall be for plunder to 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 one pursues, 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 do not gnaw the bones until the morning.

  • Deut 33:22
    70%

    22 And of Dan he said, Dan is a lion's cub: he shall leap from Bashan.

  • Amos 3:8
    70%

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

  • Hab 1:8
    70%

    8 Their horses are swifter than leopards, fiercer than evening wolves; their horsemen spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from afar; they fly as the eagle that hastens to eat.

  • Isa 49:24
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    24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

  • Jer 50:17
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    17 Israel is a scattered sheep; the lions have driven them away: first the king of Assyria has devoured him; and last this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.

  • Ezek 39:18
    70%

    18 You 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.

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