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.
Job 4:11 - Easy To Read Version Yes, those bad people are like lions\par that can’t find animals to kill.\par They die and their children wander away.\par 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 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.
Then a strong wind suddenly blew in from the desert and blew the house down. The house fell on your sons and daughters, and they are dead. I am the only person that escaped. So I came to tell you the news!”
The evil person’s children will give back\par what he took from poor people.\par The evil person’s own hands\par must give back his wealth.\par
I stopped evil people abusing their power\par and saved innocent people from them. {\cf2\super [62]} \par
“Job, do you find food for the lions?\par Do you feed their hungry babies?\par
God saves poor people from death.\par He saves the poor people from\par the power of the clever people.\par
There was no one to help his children.\par No one defended them in court.\par
Powerful people will become\par weak and hungry.\par But the people that go to God for help\par will have every good thing.\par
Children, listen to me,\par and I will teach you to respect the Lord.\par
If you don’t help me,\par I will be like an animal\par caught by a lion.\par I will be carried away,\par with no one to save me!\par
A lion has come out of his cave.\par A destroyer of nations has begun to march.\par He has left his home\par to destroy your land.\par Your towns will be destroyed.\par There will be no people left to live in them.\par
I will roar like a lion.\par I will roar, and my children will come\par and follow me.\par My children will come from the west,\par shaking with fear.\par
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.”
But the Lord stayed with me. The Lord gave me strength so that I could tell the Good News {\cf2\super [23]} everywhere. The Lord wanted all the non-Jews to hear that Good News. So I was saved from the lion’s (enemy’s) mouth.