Numbers 23:24

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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.”

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  • Gen 49:9 : 9 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?
  • Gen 49:27 : 27 Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning devouring the prey, and in the evening dividing the plunder.”
  • Num 24:8-9 : 8 God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a young bull; they will devour hostile people and will break their bones and will pierce them through with arrows. 9 They crouch and lie down like a lion, and as a lioness, who can stir him? Blessed is the one who blesses you, and cursed is the one who curses you!’”
  • Num 24:17 : 17 ‘I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not close at hand. A star will march forth out of Jacob, and a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab, and the heads of all the sons of Sheth.
  • Deut 33:20 : 20 Blessing on Gad Of Gad he said: Blessed be the one who enlarges Gad. Like a lioness he will dwell; he will tear at an arm– indeed, a scalp.
  • Ps 17:12 : 12 He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.
  • Prov 30:30 : 30 a lion, mightiest of the beasts, who does not retreat from anything;
  • Isa 31:4 : 4 The Lord Will Defend Zion Indeed, this is what the LORD has said to me:“The LORD will be like a growling lion, like a young lion growling over its prey. Though a whole group of shepherds gathers against it, it is not afraid of their shouts or intimidated by their yelling. In this same way the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will descend to do battle on Mount Zion and on its hill.
  • Dan 2:44 : 44 In the days of those kings the God of heaven will raise up an everlasting kingdom that will not be destroyed and a kingdom that will not be left to another people. It will break in pieces and bring about the demise of all these kingdoms. But it will stand forever.
  • Amos 3:8 : 8 A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? The Sovereign LORD has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy?
  • Mic 5:8-9 : 8 Those survivors from Jacob will live among the nations, in the midst of many peoples. They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which attacks when it passes through; it rips its prey and there is no one to stop it. 9 Lift your hand triumphantly against your adversaries; may all your enemies be destroyed!
  • Nah 2:11 : 11 Taunt against the Once-Mighty Lion Where now is the den of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, lioness, and lion cub once prowled and no one disturbed them?
  • Zech 10:4-5 : 4 From him will come the cornerstone, the wall peg, the battle bow, and every ruler. 5 And they will be like warriors trampling the mud of the streets in battle. They will fight, for the LORD will be with them, and will defeat the enemy cavalry.
  • Zech 12:6 : 6 On that day I will make the leaders of Judah like an igniter among sticks and a burning torch among sheaves, and they will burn up all the surrounding nations right and left. Then the people of Jerusalem will settle once more in their place, the city of Jerusalem.
  • Rev 5:5 : 5 Then one of the elders said to me,“Stop weeping! Look, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the root of David, has conquered; thus he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”
  • Rev 19:11-21 : 11 The Son of God Goes to War Then I saw heaven opened and here came a white horse! The one riding it was called“Faithful” and“True,” and with justice he judges and goes to war. 12 His eyes are like a fiery flame and there are many diadem crowns on his head. He has a name written that no one knows except himself. 13 He is dressed in clothing dipped in blood, and he is called the Word of God. 14 The armies that are in heaven, dressed in white, clean, fine linen, were following him on white horses. 15 From his mouth extends a sharp sword, so that with it he can strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod, and he stomps the winepress of the furious wrath of God, the All-Powerful. 16 He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh:“King of kings and Lord of lords.” 17 Then I saw one angel standing in the sun, and he shouted in a loud voice to all the birds flying high in the sky:“Come, gather around for the great banquet of God, 18 to eat your fill of the flesh of kings, the flesh of generals, the flesh of powerful people, the flesh of horses and those who ride them, and the flesh of all people, both free and slave, and small and great!” 19 Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to do battle with the one who rode the horse and with his army. 20 Now the beast was seized, and along with him the false prophet who had performed the signs on his behalf– signs by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. Both of them were thrown alive into the lake of fire burning with sulfur. 21 The others were killed by the sword that extended from the mouth of the one who rode the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves with their flesh.

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  • Isa 5:29
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    29Their roar is like a lion’s; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they drag it away and no one can come to the rescue.

  • Num 24:8-9
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    8God brought them out of Egypt. They have, as it were, the strength of a young bull; they will devour hostile people and will break their bones and will pierce them through with arrows.

    9They crouch and lie down like a lion, and as a lioness, who can stir him? Blessed is the one who blesses you, and cursed is the one who curses you!’”

  • Mic 5:8
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    8Those survivors from Jacob will live among the nations, in the midst of many peoples. They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which attacks when it passes through; it rips its prey and there is no one to stop it.

  • Nah 2:11-13
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    11Taunt against the Once-Mighty Lion Where now is the den of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion, lioness, and lion cub once prowled and no one disturbed them?

    12The lion tore apart as much prey as his cubs needed and strangled prey for his lionesses; he filled his lairs with prey and his dens with torn flesh.

    13Battle Cry of the Divine Warrior“I am against you!” declares the LORD of Heaven’s Armies:“I will burn your chariots with fire; the sword will devour your young lions; you will no longer prey upon the land; the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

  • Ps 17:12
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    12He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.

  • Gen 49:9
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    9You 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?

  • Ezek 19:5-7
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    5“‘When she realized that she waited in vain, her hope was lost. She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.

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

    7He broke down their strongholds and devastated their cities. The land and everything in it was frightened at the sound of his roaring.

  • Ezek 19:2-3
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    2and say:“‘What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay among young lions; she reared her cubs.

    3She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.

  • Joel 1:6
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    6For a nation has invaded my land, mighty and without number. Their teeth are lion’s teeth; they have the fangs of a lioness.

  • Jer 2:15
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    15Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste; his cities have been burned down and deserted.

  • Isa 31:4
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    4The Lord Will Defend Zion Indeed, this is what the LORD has said to me:“The LORD will be like a growling lion, like a young lion growling over its prey. Though a whole group of shepherds gathers against it, it is not afraid of their shouts or intimidated by their yelling. In this same way the LORD of Heaven’s Armies will descend to do battle on Mount Zion and on its hill.

  • Jer 51:38
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    38The Babylonians are all like lions roaring for prey. They are like lion cubs growling for something to eat.

  • Hos 13:7-8
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    7So I will pounce on them like a lion; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

    8I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs– I will rip open their chests. I will devour them there like a lion– like a wild animal would tear them apart.

  • Job 4:10-11
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    10There is the roaring of the lion and the growling of the young lion, but the teeth of the young lions are broken.

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

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    13They open their mouths to devour me like a roaring lion that rips its prey.

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    7Like a lion that has come up from its lair the one who destroys nations has set out from his home base. He is coming out to lay your land waste. Your cities will become ruins and lie uninhabited.

  • Hos 5:14
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    14The Lion Will Carry Israel Off Into Exile I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear them to pieces, then I will carry them off, and no one will be able to rescue them!

  • Jer 50:44
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    44“A lion coming up from the thick undergrowth along the Jordan scatters the sheep in the pastureland around it. So too I will chase the Babylonians off of their land. Then I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For there is no one like me. There is no one who can call me to account. There is no ruler that can stand up against me.

  • Ps 104:21
    73%

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

  • Jer 49:19
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    19“A lion coming up from the thick undergrowth along the Jordan scatters the sheep in the pastureland around it. So too I will chase the Edomites off their land. Then I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For there is no one like me, and there is no one who can call me to account. There is no ruler who can stand up against me.

  • Prov 30:30
    73%

    30a lion, mightiest of the beasts, who does not retreat from anything;

  • Jer 25:38
    72%

    38The LORD is like a lion who has left his lair. So their lands will certainly be laid waste by the warfare of the oppressive nation and by the fierce anger of the LORD.”

  • Job 38:39
    72%

    39“Do you hunt prey for the lioness, and satisfy the appetite of the lions,

  • Hos 11:10
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    10God Will Restore the Exiles to Israel He will roar like a lion, and they will follow the LORD; when he roars, his children will come trembling from the west.

  • Amos 3:4
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    4Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?

  • Job 39:30
    72%

    30And its young ones devour the blood, and where the dead carcasses are, there it is.”

  • Job 28:8
    72%

    8Proud beasts have not set foot on it, and no lion has passed along it.

  • Jer 5:6
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    6So like a lion from the thicket their enemies will kill them. Like a wolf from the rift valley they will destroy them. Like a leopard they will lie in wait outside their cities and totally destroy anyone who ventures out. For they have rebelled so much and done so many unfaithful things.

  • Prov 28:15
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    15Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

  • Ps 10:9
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    9He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

  • Gen 49:27
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    27Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning devouring the prey, and in the evening dividing the plunder.”

  • Isa 11:7
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    7A cow and a bear will graze together, their young will lie down together. A lion, like an ox, will eat straw.

  • Hab 2:7
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    7Your creditors will suddenly attack; those who terrify you will spring into action, and they will rob you.

  • Ps 58:6
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    6O God, break the teeth in their mouths! Smash the jawbones of the lions, O LORD!

  • Prov 28:1
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    1Α wicked person fled, though no one was pursuing, but the righteous person can be as confident as a lion.

  • Zeph 3:3
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    3Her princes are as fierce as roaring lions; her rulers are as hungry as wolves in the desert, who completely devour their prey by morning.

  • Deut 33:22
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    22Blessing on Dan Of Dan he said: Dan is a lion’s cub; he will leap forth from Bashan.

  • Amos 3:8
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    8A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? The Sovereign LORD has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy?

  • Hab 1:8
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    8Their horses are faster than leopards and more alert than wolves in the desert. Their horses gallop, their horses come a great distance; like vultures they swoop down quickly to devour their prey.

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    24Can spoils be taken from a warrior, or captives be rescued from a conqueror?

  • Jer 50:17
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    17“The people of Israel are like scattered sheep which lions have chased away. First the king of Assyria devoured them. Now last of all King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has gnawed their bones.

  • Ezek 39:18
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    18You will eat the flesh of warriors and drink the blood of the princes of the earth– the rams, lambs, goats, and bulls, all of them fattened animals of Bashan.