Numbers 23:24

New International Reader's Version

The Israelites are going to wake up like a female lion. They are going to get up like a male lion. They are like a lion that won’t rest until it eats what it has caught. They are like a lion that won’t rest until it drinks the blood of what it has killed.”

Cross References

Genesis 49:27

“Benjamin is a hungry wolf. In the morning he eats what he has killed. In the evening he shares what he has stolen.”

Genesis 49:9

Judah, you are like a lion’s cub. You return from hunting, my son. Like a lion, you lie down and sleep. You are like a mother lion. Who dares to wake you up?

1 Kings 10:20

Twelve lions stood on the six steps. There was one at each end of each step. Nothing like that throne had ever been made for any other kingdom.

2 Chronicles 9:18

The throne had six steps. A gold stool for the king’s feet was connected to it. The throne had armrests on both sides of the seat. A statue of a lion stood on each side of the throne.

Psalm 17:12

They are like a hungry lion, waiting to attack. They are like a powerful lion, hiding in the bushes.

Proverbs 30:30

The first is a lion, which is mighty among the animals. It doesn’t back away from anything.

Isaiah 31:4

The Lord says to me, “A powerful lion stands over its food and growls. A lot of shepherds can be brought together to drive it away. But the lion is not frightened by their shouts. It is not upset by the noise they make. In the same way, I will come down from heaven. I will fight on Mount Zion and on its hills. Nothing will drive me away. I am the Lord who rules over all.

Daniel 2:44

“In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom. It will never be destroyed. And no other nation will ever take it over. It will crush all those other kingdoms. It will bring them to an end. But it will last forever.

Amos 3:8

A lion has roared. Who isn’t afraid? The Lord and King has spoken. Who can do anything but prophesy?

Nahum 2:11

Assyria is like a lion. Where is the lions’ den now? Where did they feed their cubs? Where did all the lions go? In their den they had nothing to fear.

Nahum 2:12

The lion killed enough for his cubs to eat. He choked what he caught for his mate. He filled his home with what he had killed. He brought to his dens what he had caught.

Zechariah 12:6

“At that time Judah’s family groups will be like a fire pot in a pile of wood. They will be like a burning torch among bundles of grain. They will destroy all the surrounding nations on every side. But Jerusalem will remain unharmed in its place.

Numbers 23:25

Then Balak said to Balaam, “Don’t put a curse on them at all! And don’t give them a blessing at all!”

Numbers 24:17

“I see him, but I don’t see him now. I view him, but he isn’t near. A star will come from among the people of Jacob. A king will rise up out of Israel. He’ll crush the foreheads of the people of Moab. He’ll crush the heads of all the people of Sheth.

Deuteronomy 33:20

Here’s what Moses said about Gad. “May the God who gives Gad more land be praised! Gad lives there like a lion that tears off arms and heads.

Revelation 5:5

Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not cry! The Lion of the tribe of Judah has won the battle. He is the Root of David. He is able to break the seven seals and open the scroll.”