Verse 15

As a roaring{H5098}{(H8802)} lion{H738}, and a ranging{H8264}{(H8802)} bear{H1677}; so is a wicked{H7563} ruler{H4910}{(H8802)} over the poor{H1800} people{H5971}.

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 2:16 : 16 Then{G5119} Herod{G2264}, when he saw{G1492}{(G5631)} that{G3754} he was mocked{G1702}{(G5681)} of{G5259} the wise men{G3097}, was exceeding{G3029} wroth{G2373}{(G5681)}, and{G2532} sent forth{G649}{(G5660)}, and slew{G337}{(G5627)} all{G3956} the children{G3816} that were in{G1722} Bethlehem{G965}, and{G2532} in{G1722} all{G3956} the coasts{G3725} thereof{G846}, from{G575} two years old{G1332} and{G2532} under{G2736}, according{G2596} to the time{G5550} which{G3739} he had diligently enquired{G198}{(G5656)} of{G3844} the wise men{G3097}.
  • 1 Pet 5:8 : 8 Be sober{G3525}{(G5657)}, be vigilant{G1127}{(G5657)}; because{G3754} your{G5216} adversary{G476} the devil{G1228}, as{G5613} a roaring{G5612}{(G5740)} lion{G3023}, walketh about{G4043}{(G5719)}, seeking{G2212}{(G5723)} whom{G5101} he may devour{G2666}{(G5632)}:
  • 2 Kgs 21:16 : 16 Moreover Manasseh{H4519} shed{H8210}{(H8804)} innocent{H5355} blood{H1818} very{H3966} much{H7235}{(H8687)}, till he had filled{H4390}{(H8765)} Jerusalem{H3389} from one end{H6310} to another{H6310}; beside his sin{H2403} wherewith he made Judah{H3063} to sin{H2398}{(H8689)}, in doing{H6213}{(H8800)} that which was evil{H7451} in the sight{H5869} of the LORD{H3068}.
  • Exod 1:22 : 22 And Pharaoh{H6547} charged{H6680}{(H8762)} all his people{H5971}, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Every son{H1121} that is born{H3209} ye shall cast{H7993}{(H8686)} into the river{H2975}, and every daughter{H1323} ye shall save alive{H2421}{(H8762)}.
  • 1 Sam 22:17-19 : 17 And the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the footmen{H7323}{(H8801)} that stood{H5324}{(H8737)} about him, Turn{H5437}{(H8798)}, and slay{H4191}{(H8685)} the priests{H3548} of the LORD{H3068}; because their hand{H3027} also is with David{H1732}, and because they knew{H3045}{(H8804)} when he fled{H1272}{(H8802)}, and did not shew{H1540}{(H8804)}{H241} it to me. But the servants{H5650} of the king{H4428} would{H14}{(H8804)} not put forth{H7971}{(H8800)} their hand{H3027} to fall{H6293}{(H8800)} upon the priests{H3548} of the LORD{H3068}. 18 And the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)} to Doeg{H1673}, Turn{H5437}{(H8798)} thou, and fall{H6293}{(H8798)} upon the priests{H3548}. And Doeg{H1673} the Edomite{H130} turned{H5437}{(H8735)}, and he fell{H6293}{(H8799)} upon the priests{H3548}, and slew{H4191}{(H8686)} on that day{H3117} fourscore{H8084} and five{H2568} persons{H376} that did wear{H5375}{(H8802)} a linen{H906} ephod{H646}. 19 And Nob{H5011}, the city{H5892} of the priests{H3548}, smote{H5221}{(H8689)} he with the edge{H6310} of the sword{H2719}, both men{H376} and women{H802}, children{H5768} and sucklings{H3243}{(H8802)}, and oxen{H7794}, and asses{H2543}, and sheep{H7716}, with the edge{H6310} of the sword{H2719}.
  • 2 Kgs 2:24 : 24 And he turned{H6437}{(H8799)} back{H310}, and looked{H7200}{(H8799)} on them, and cursed{H7043}{(H8762)} them in the name{H8034} of the LORD{H3068}. And there came forth{H3318}{(H8799)} two{H8147} she bears{H1677} out of the wood{H3293}, and tare{H1234}{(H8762)} forty{H705} and two{H8147} children{H3206} of them.
  • 2 Kgs 15:16 : 16 Then Menahem{H4505} smote{H5221}{(H8686)} Tiphsah{H8607}, and all that were therein, and the coasts{H1366} thereof from Tirzah{H8656}: because they opened{H6605}{(H8804)} not to him, therefore he smote{H5221}{(H8686)} it; and all the women therein that were with child{H2030} he ripped up{H1234}{(H8765)}.
  • Prov 19:12 : 12 The king's{H4428} wrath{H2197} is as the roaring{H5099} of a lion{H3715}; but his favour{H7522} is as dew{H2919} upon the grass{H6212}.
  • Prov 20:2 : 2 The fear{H367} of a king{H4428} is as the roaring{H5099} of a lion{H3715}: whoso provoketh him to anger{H5674}{(H8693)} sinneth{H2398}{(H8802)} against his own soul{H5315}.
  • Hos 5:11 : 11 Ephraim{H669} is oppressed{H6231}{(H8803)} and broken{H7533}{(H8803)} in judgment{H4941}, because he willingly{H2974}{(H8689)} walked{H1980}{(H8804)} after{H310} the commandment{H6673}.
  • Hos 13:8 : 8 I will meet{H6298}{(H8799)} them as a bear{H1677} that is bereaved{H7909} of her whelps, and will rend{H7167}{(H8799)} the caul{H5458} of their heart{H3820}, and there will I devour{H398}{(H8799)} them like a lion{H3833}: the wild{H7704} beast{H2416} shall tear{H1234}{(H8762)} them.
  • Esth 3:6-9 : 6 And he thought{H5869} scorn{H959}{(H8799)} to lay{H7971}{(H8800)} hands{H3027} on Mordecai{H4782} alone; for they had shewed{H5046}{(H8689)} him the people{H5971} of Mordecai{H4782}: wherefore Haman{H2001} sought{H1245}{(H8762)} to destroy{H8045}{(H8687)} all the Jews{H3064} that were throughout the whole kingdom{H4438} of Ahasuerus{H325}, even the people{H5971} of Mordecai{H4782}. 7 In the first{H7223} month{H2320}, that is, the month{H2320} Nisan{H5212}, in the twelfth{H8147}{H6240} year{H8141} of king{H4428} Ahasuerus{H325}, they cast{H5307}{(H8689)} Pur{H6332}, that is, the lot{H1486}, before{H6440} Haman{H2001} from day{H3117} to day{H3117}, and from month{H2320} to month{H2320}, to the twelfth{H8147}{H6240} month, that is, the month{H2320} Adar{H143}. 8 And Haman{H2001} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto king{H4428} Ahasuerus{H325}, There is{H3426} a certain{H259} people{H5971} scattered abroad{H6340}{(H8794)} and dispersed{H6504}{(H8794)} among the people{H5971} in all the provinces{H4082} of thy kingdom{H4438}; and their laws{H1881} are diverse{H8138}{(H8802)} from all people{H5971}; neither keep{H6213}{(H8802)} they the king's{H4428} laws{H1881}: therefore it is not for the king's{H4428} profit{H7737}{(H8802)} to suffer{H3240}{(H8687)} them. 9 If it please{H2895}{(H8804)} the king{H4428}, let it be written{H3789}{(H8735)} that they may be destroyed{H6}{(H8763)}: and I will pay{H8254}{(H8799)} ten{H6235} thousand{H505} talents{H3603} of silver{H3701} to the hands{H3027} of those that have the charge{H6213}{(H8802)} of the business{H4399}, to bring{H935}{(H8687)} it into the king's{H4428} treasuries{H1595}. 10 And the king{H4428} took{H5493}{(H8686)} his ring{H2885} from his hand{H3027}, and gave{H5414}{(H8799)} it unto Haman{H2001} the son{H1121} of Hammedatha{H4099} the Agagite{H91}, the Jews{H3064}' enemy{H6887}{(H8802)}.
  • Exod 1:14-16 : 14 And they made{H4843} their lives{H2416} bitter{H4843}{(H8762)} with hard{H7186} bondage{H5656}, in morter{H2563}, and in brick{H3843}, and in all manner of service{H5656} in the field{H7704}: all their service{H5656}, wherein they made them serve{H5647}{(H8804)}, was with rigour{H6531}. 15 And the king{H4428} of Egypt{H4714} spake{H559}{(H8799)} to the Hebrew{H5680} midwives{H3205}{(H8764)}, of which the name{H8034} of the one{H259} was Shiphrah{H8236}, and the name{H8034} of the other{H8145} Puah{H6326}: 16 And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, When ye do the office of a midwife{H3205}{(H8763)} to the Hebrew women{H5680}, and see{H7200}{(H8804)} them upon the stools{H70}; if it be a son{H1121}, then ye shall kill{H4191}{(H8689)} him: but if it be a daughter{H1323}, then she shall live{H2425}{(H8804)}.
  • Prov 17:12 : 12 Let a bear{H1677} robbed{H7909} of her whelps meet{H6298}{(H8800)} a man{H376}, rather than{H408} a fool{H3684} in his folly{H200}.