Verse 2

And say{H559}{(H8804)}, What is thy mother{H517}? A lioness{H3833}: she lay down{H7257}{(H8804)} among lions{H738}, she nourished{H7235}{(H8765)} her whelps{H1482} among{H8432} young lions{H3715}.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 4:11 : 11 The old lion{H3918} perisheth{H6}{(H8802)} for lack{H1097} of prey{H2964}, and the stout lion's{H3833} whelps{H1121} are scattered abroad{H6504}{(H8691)}.
  • Ps 58:6 : 6 Break{H2040}{H8798)} their teeth{H8127}, O God{H430}, in their mouth{H6310}: break out{H5422}{H8800)} the great teeth{H4459} of the young lions{H3715}, O LORD{H3068}.
  • Isa 5:29 : 29 Their roaring{H7581} shall be like a lion{H3833}, they shall roar{H7580}{(H8799)}{(H8675)}{H7580}{(H8804)} like young lions{H3715}: yea, they shall roar{H5098}{(H8799)}, and lay hold{H270}{(H8799)} of the prey{H2964}, and shall carry it away safe{H6403}{(H8686)}, and none shall deliver{H5337}{(H8688)} it.
  • Isa 11:6-9 : 6 The wolf{H2061} also shall dwell{H1481}{(H8804)} with the lamb{H3532}, and the leopard{H5246} shall lie down{H7257}{(H8799)} with the kid{H1423}; and the calf{H5695} and the young lion{H3715} and the fatling{H4806} together{H3162}; and a little{H6996} child{H5288} shall lead{H5090}{(H8802)} them. 7 And the cow{H6510} and the bear{H1677} shall feed{H7462}{(H8799)}; their young ones{H3206} shall lie down{H7257}{(H8799)} together{H3162}: and the lion{H738} shall eat{H398}{(H8799)} straw{H8401} like the ox{H1241}. 8 And the sucking child{H3243}{(H8802)} shall play{H8173}{(H8773)} on the hole{H2352} of the asp{H6620}, and the weaned child{H1580}{(H8803)} shall put{H1911}{(H8804)} his hand{H3027} on the cockatrice{H6848}' den{H3975}. 9 They shall not hurt{H7489}{(H8686)} nor destroy{H7843}{(H8686)} in all my holy{H6944} mountain{H2022}: for the earth{H776} shall be full{H4390}{(H8804)} of the knowledge{H1844} of the LORD{H3068}, as the waters{H4325} cover{H3680}{(H8764)} the sea{H3220}.
  • Nah 2:11-12 : 11 Where is the dwelling{H4583} of the lions{H738}, and the feedingplace{H4829} of the young lions{H3715}, where the lion{H738}, even the old lion{H3833}, walked{H1980}{(H8804)}, and the lion's{H738} whelp{H1482}, and none made them afraid{H2729}{(H8688)}? 12 The lion{H738} did tear in pieces{H2963}{(H8802)} enough{H1767} for his whelps{H1484}, and strangled{H2614}{(H8764)} for his lionesses{H3833}, and filled{H4390}{(H8762)} his holes{H2356} with prey{H2964}, and his dens{H4585} with ravin{H2966}.
  • Zeph 3:1-4 : 1 Woe{H1945} to her that is filthy{H4754}{(H8802)} and polluted{H1351}{(H8737)}, to the oppressing{H3238}{(H8802)} city{H5892}! 2 She obeyed{H8085}{(H8804)} not the voice{H6963}; she received{H3947}{(H8804)} not correction{H4148}; she trusted{H982}{(H8804)} not in the LORD{H3068}; she drew not near{H7126}{(H8804)} to her God{H430}. 3 Her princes{H8269} within{H7130} her are roaring{H7580}{(H8802)} lions{H738}; her judges{H8199}{(H8802)} are evening{H6153} wolves{H2061}; they gnaw not the bones{H1633}{(H8804)} till the morrow{H1242}. 4 Her prophets{H5030} are light{H6348}{(H8802)} and treacherous{H900} persons{H582}: her priests{H3548} have polluted{H2490}{(H8765)} the sanctuary{H6944}, they have done violence{H2554}{(H8804)} to the law{H8451}.
  • Zech 11:3 : 3 There is a voice{H6963} of the howling{H3215} of the shepherds{H7462}{(H8802)}; for their glory{H155} is spoiled{H7703}{(H8795)}: a voice{H6963} of the roaring{H7581} of young lions{H3715}; for the pride{H1347} of Jordan{H3383} is spoiled{H7703}{(H8795)}.