Numbers 23:24

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

They are like angry lions ready to attack; and they won't rest until their victim is gobbled up.”

Cross References

Genesis 49:27

Benjamin, you are a fierce wolf, destroying your enemies morning and evening.

Genesis 49:9

My son, you are a lion ready to eat your victim! You are terribly fierce; no one will bother you.

2 Chronicles 9:18

It had a gold footstool attached to it and arm rests on each side. There was a statue of a lion on each side of the throne,

Psalm 17:12

They are like hungry lions hunting for food, or like young lions hiding in ambush.

Proverbs 30:30

those fearless lions who rule the jungle,

Isaiah 31:4

The LORD All-Powerful said to me, “I will roar and attack like a fearless lion not frightened by the shouts of shepherds trying to protect their sheep. That's how I will come down and fight on Mount Zion.

Daniel 2:44

During the time of those kings, the God who rules from heaven will set up an eternal kingdom that will never fall. It will be like the stone that was cut from the mountain, but not by human hands—the stone that crushed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. Your Majesty, in your dream the great God has told you what is going to happen, and you can trust this interpretation.

Amos 3:8

Everyone is terrified when a lion roars— and ordinary people become prophets when the LORD God speaks.

Nahum 2:11

What happened to this city? They were safer there than powerful lions in a den, with no one to disturb them.

Nahum 2:12

These are the same lions that ferociously attacked their victims, then dragged away the flesh to feed their young.

Zechariah 12:6

At that time I will let the clans of Judah be like a ball of fire in a wood pile or a fiery torch in a hay stack. Then Judah will send the surrounding nations up in smoke. And once again the city of Jerusalem will be filled with people.

Numbers 23:25

Balak shouted, “If you're not going to curse Israel, then at least don't bless them.”

Numbers 24:17

“What I saw in my vision hasn't happened yet. But some day, a king of Israel will appear like a star. He will wipe out you Moabites and destroy those tribes who live in the desert.

Deuteronomy 33:20

Tribe of Gad, the LORD will bless you with more land. So shout his praises! Your tribe is like a lion ripping up its victim.

Revelation 5:5

Then one of the elders said to me, “Stop crying and look! The one who is called both the ‘Lion from the Tribe of Judah’ and ‘King David's Great Descendant’ has won the victory. He will open the book and its seven seals.”