"Behold,a peopleriseslike a lioness,And as a lionit liftsitself; It will not liedownuntilit devoursthe prey,And drinksthe bloodof the slain."
"Judahis a lion'swhelp;From the prey,my son,you have goneup. He couches,he liesdownas a lion,And as a lion,whodares rousehim up?
"Benjaminis a ravenouswolf;In the morninghe devoursthe prey,And in the eveninghe dividesthe spoil."
and oneof the elderssaidto me, "Stopweeping;behold,the Lionthat is from the tribeof Judah,the Rootof David,has overcomeso as to openthe bookand its sevenseals."
"In that dayI will makethe clansof Judahlike a firepotamong pieces of woodand a flamingtorchamong sheaves,so they will consumeon the righthandand on the leftallthe surroundingpeoples,while the inhabitantsof Jerusalemagaindwellon their own sitesin Jerusalem.
"I seehim, but not now;I beholdhim, but not near;A starshall comeforth from Jacob,A sceptershall risefrom Israel,And shall crushthroughthe foreheadof Moab,And teardownallthe sonsof Sheth.
Whereis the denof the lionsAnd the feedingplaceof the younglions,Wherethe lion,lionessand lion'scubprowled,With nothingto disturb[them]?
A lionhas roared!Whowill not fear?The LordGODhas spoken!Whocan but prophesy?
"In the daysof thosekingsthe Godof heavenwill setup a kingdomwhichwill neverbe destroyed,and [that] kingdomwill not be leftfor anotherpeople;it will crushand putan endto allthesekingdoms,but it will itselfendureforever.
For thussaysthe LORDto me, "As the lionor the youngliongrowlsoverhis prey,Againstwhicha bandof shepherdsis calledout, [And] he will not be terrifiedat their voicenordisturbedat their noise,Sowill the LORDof hostscomedownto wagewaron MountZionand on its hill."
The lion[which] is mightyamong beastsAnd does not retreatbeforeany,
He is likea lionthat is eagerto tear,And as a younglionlurkingin hidingplaces.
Of Gadhe said,"Blessedis the one who enlargesGad;He liesdownas a lion,And tearsthe arm,alsothe crownof the head.
Then Balaksaidto Balaam,"Do not cursethem at allnorblessthem at all!"
The liontoreenoughfor his cubs,Killed[enough] for his lionesses,And filledhis lairswith preyAnd his denswith tornflesh.
Twelvelionswere standingthereon the sixstepson the onesideand on the other;nothinglike[it] was madefor anyother kingdom.
[There were] sixstepsto the throneand a footstoolin goldattachedto the throne,and armson eachsideof the seat,and twolionsstandingbesidethe arms.
