Verse 12

Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}; As the shepherd{H7462}{(H8802)} taketh out{H5337}{(H8686)} of the mouth{H6310} of the lion{H738} two{H8147} legs{H3767}, or a piece{H915} of an ear{H241}; so shall the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478} be taken out{H5337}{(H8735)} that dwell{H3427}{(H8802)} in Samaria{H8111} in the corner{H6285} of a bed{H4296}, and in Damascus{H1833} in a couch{H6210}.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 17:34-37 : 34 And David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Saul{H7586}, Thy servant{H5650} kept{H7462}{(H8802)} his father's{H1} sheep{H6629}, and there came{H935}{(H8804)} a lion{H738}, and a bear{H1677}, and took{H5375}{(H8804)} a lamb{H7716}{(H8675)}{H2089} out of the flock{H5739}: 35 And I went out{H3318}{(H8804)} after{H310} him, and smote{H5221}{(H8689)} him, and delivered{H5337}{(H8689)} it out of his mouth{H6310}: and when he arose{H6965}{(H8799)} against me, I caught{H2388}{(H8689)} him by his beard{H2206}, and smote{H5221}{(H8689)} him, and slew{H4191}{(H8689)} him. 36 Thy servant{H5650} slew{H5221}{(H8689)} both the lion{H738} and the bear{H1677}: and this uncircumcised{H6189} Philistine{H6430} shall be as one{H259} of them, seeing he hath defied{H2778}{(H8765)} the armies{H4634} of the living{H2416} God{H430}. 37 David{H1732} said{H559}{(H8799)} moreover, The LORD{H3068} that delivered{H5337}{(H8689)} me out of the paw{H3027} of the lion{H738}, and out of the paw{H3027} of the bear{H1677}, he will deliver{H5337}{(H8686)} me out of the hand{H3027} of this Philistine{H6430}. And Saul{H7586} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto David{H1732}, Go{H3212}{(H8798)}, and the LORD{H3068} be with thee.
  • Amos 6:4 : 4 That lie{H7901}{(H8802)} upon beds{H4296} of ivory{H8127}, and stretch{H5628}{(H8803)} themselves upon their couches{H6210}, and eat{H398}{(H8802)} the lambs{H3733} out of the flock{H6629}, and the calves{H5695} out of the midst{H8432} of the stall{H4770};
  • Amos 9:2-3 : 2 Though they dig{H2864}{(H8799)} into hell{H7585}, thence shall mine hand{H3027} take{H3947}{(H8799)} them; though they climb up{H5927}{(H8799)} to heaven{H8064}, thence will I bring them down{H3381}{(H8686)}: 3 And though they hide{H2244}{(H8735)} themselves in the top{H7218} of Carmel{H3760}, I will search{H2664}{(H8762)} and take them out{H3947}{(H8804)} thence; and though they be hid{H5641}{(H8735)} from my sight{H5869} in the bottom{H7172} of the sea{H3220}, thence will I command{H6680}{(H8762)} the serpent{H5175}, and he shall bite{H5391}{(H8804)} them:
  • Rom 11:4-5 : 4 But{G235} what{G5101} saith{G3004}{(G5719)} the answer of God{G5538} unto him{G846}? I have reserved{G2641}{(G5627)} to myself{G1683} seven thousand{G2035} men{G435}, who{G3748} have{G2578} not{G3756} bowed{G2578}{(G5656)} the knee{G1119} to the image of Baal{G896}. 5 Even so{G3779} then{G3767} at{G1722} this present{G3568} time{G2540} also{G2532} there is{G1096}{(G5754)} a remnant{G3005} according{G2596} to the election{G1589} of grace{G5485}.
  • 1 Kgs 20:30 : 30 But the rest{H3498}{(H8737)} fled{H5127}{(H8799)} to Aphek{H663}, into the city{H5892}; and there a wall{H2346} fell{H5307}{(H8799)} upon twenty{H6242} and seven{H7651} thousand{H505} of the men{H376} that were left{H3498}{(H8737)}. And Benhadad{H1130} fled{H5127}{(H8804)}, and came{H935}{(H8799)} into the city{H5892}, into an inner{H2315} chamber{H2315}.
  • 1 Kgs 20:34 : 34 And Benhadad said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, The cities{H5892}, which my father{H1} took{H3947}{(H8804)} from thy father{H1}, I will restore{H7725}{(H8686)}; and thou shalt make{H7760}{(H8799)} streets{H2351} for thee in Damascus{H1834}, as my father{H1} made{H7760}{(H8804)} in Samaria{H8111}. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away{H7971}{(H8762)} with this covenant{H1285}. So he made{H3772}{(H8799)} a covenant{H1285} with him, and sent him away{H7971}{(H8762)}.
  • 1 Kgs 22:25 : 25 And Micaiah{H4321} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Behold, thou shalt see{H7200}{(H8802)} in that day{H3117}, when thou shalt go{H935}{(H8799)} into an inner{H2315} chamber{H2315} to hide{H2247}{(H8736)} thyself.
  • 2 Kgs 16:9 : 9 And the king{H4428} of Assyria{H804} hearkened{H8085}{(H8799)} unto him: for the king{H4428} of Assyria{H804} went up{H5927}{(H8799)} against Damascus{H1834}, and took{H8610}{(H8799)} it, and carried the people of it captive{H1540}{(H8686)} to Kir{H7024}, and slew{H4191}{(H8689)} Rezin{H7526}.
  • Isa 8:4 : 4 For before the child{H5288} shall have knowledge{H3045}{(H8799)} to cry{H7121}{(H8800)}, My father{H1}, and my mother{H517}, the riches{H2428} of Damascus{H1834} and the spoil{H7998} of Samaria{H8111} shall be taken away{H5375}{(H8799)} before{H6440} the king{H4428} of Assyria{H804}.
  • Isa 17:1-4 : 1 The burden{H4853} of Damascus{H1834}. Behold, Damascus{H1834} is taken away{H5493}{(H8716)} from being a city{H5892}, and it shall be a ruinous{H4654} heap{H4596}. 2 The cities{H5892} of Aroer{H6177} are forsaken{H5800}{(H8803)}: they shall be for flocks{H5739}, which shall lie down{H7257}{(H8804)}, and none shall make them afraid{H2729}{(H8688)}. 3 The fortress{H4013} also shall cease{H7673}{(H8738)} from Ephraim{H669}, and the kingdom{H4467} from Damascus{H1834}, and the remnant{H7605} of Syria{H758}: they shall be as the glory{H3519} of the children{H1121} of Israel{H3478}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}. 4 And in that day{H3117} it shall come to pass, that the glory{H3519} of Jacob{H3290} shall be made thin{H1809}{(H8735)}, and the fatness{H4924} of his flesh{H1320} shall wax lean{H7329}{(H8735)}.
  • Isa 31:4 : 4 For thus hath the LORD{H3068} spoken{H559}{(H8804)} unto me, Like as the lion{H738} and the young lion{H3715} roaring{H1897}{(H8799)} on his prey{H2964}, when a multitude{H4393} of shepherds{H7462}{(H8802)} is called forth{H7121}{(H8735)} against him, he will not be afraid{H2865}{(H8735)} of their voice{H6963}, nor abase{H6031}{(H8799)} himself for the noise{H1995} of them: so shall the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635} come down{H3381}{(H8799)} to fight{H6633}{(H8800)} for mount{H2022} Zion{H6726}, and for the hill{H1389} thereof.