Judah is like a lion.
My son, you are like a lion
standing over the animal it killed.
Judah is like a lion.
He lies down to rest,
and no one is brave enough
to disturb him.
A country filled with people that break the law will have many bad rulers that rule only a short time. But a wise ruler will rule a long time in a country where people understand \{the need to obey the law\}.
But people that trust the Lord\par become strong again\par like eagles that grow new feathers.\par These people run without becoming weak.\par These people walk without becoming tired.\par
Each animal had four faces. \{In the front\} they each had a man’s face. On the right side there was a lion’s face. On the left side there was a bull’s face. And on the back there was an eagle’s face.
“The first animal looked like a lion, and it had wings like an eagle. I watched this animal. Then its wings were torn off. It was lifted from the ground so that it stood up on two feet like a man. And it was given the heart (mind) of a man.
The people are as strong as a lion.
They fight like a lion.
And that lion will not rest,
until he has eaten his enemy.
And that lion will not rest,
until he drinks the blood
of the people who are against him.”
“Israel is like a lion,
curled up and lying down.
Yes, they are like a young lion,
and no one wants to wake him!
Any person who blesses you
will be blessed.
And any person who speaks against you
will have great troubles.”
“The Lord will bring a nation from far away to fight you. You will not understand their language. They will come quickly, like an eagle coming down from the sky.
The Lamb opened the third seal. Then I heard the third living thing say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse. The rider on the horse held a pair of scales in his hand.