Judah is a young lion – my son, you return from the kill. He crouches; he lies down like a lion or a lioness #– #who dares to rouse him?
Job 4:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised The strong lion dies if it catches no prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The old and strong lion perishes for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad. American Standard Version (1901) The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad. Common English Bible the lion perishes without prey, and its cubs are scattered. Catholic Public Domain Version The tiger has perished because it does not have prey, and the young lions have been scattered. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The tiger hath perished for want of prey: and the young lions are scattered abroad. |
Judah is a young lion – my son, you return from the kill. He crouches; he lies down like a lion or a lioness #– #who dares to rouse him?
Suddenly a powerful wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people so that they died, and I alone have escaped to tell you! ’
His children will beg from the poor, for his own hands must give back his wealth.
I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.
Can you hunt prey for a lioness or satisfy the appetite of young lions
He saves the needy from their sharp words , and from the clutches of the powerful.
His children are far from safety. They are crushed at the city gate, with no one to rescue them.
A lion has gone up from his thicket; a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to make your land a waste. Your cities will be reduced to uninhabited ruins.
They will follow the Lord; he will roar like a lion. When he roars, his children will come trembling from the west.
A people rise up like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion. They will not lie down until they devour the prey and drink the blood of the slain.
He crouches, he lies down like a lion or a lioness #– #who dares to rouse him? Those who bless you will be blessed, and those who curse you will be cursed.
But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so that I might fully preach the word and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion’s mouth.