“Benjamin is like a hungry wolf. In the morning he kills and eats. In the evening he shares what is left.”
Numbers 23:24 - Easy To Read Version 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.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, And lift up himself as a young lion: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, a people! They rise up as a lioness and lift themselves up as a lion; he shall not lie down until he devours the prey and drinks the blood of the slain. American Standard Version (1901) Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain. Common English Bible A people now rises like a lioness, like a lion it stands up. It doesn’t lie down until it eats the prey and drinks the blood of the slain.” Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, the people will rise up like a lioness, and lie down like a lion. But they will not lie down until they devour the prey and drink the blood of the slain." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, the people shall rise up as a lioness: and shall lift itself up as a lion. It shall not lie down till it devour the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. |
“Benjamin is like a hungry wolf. In the morning he kills and eats. In the evening he shares what is left.”
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.
There were also two lions on each of the six steps. There was one lion at each end. There was nothing like this in any other kingdom.
The throne had six steps on it. And it had a footstool {\cf2\super [157]} that was made of gold. There were armrests on both sides of the throne’s seat. A statue of a lion stood next to each armrest.
Those bad people are like lions\par waiting to kill and eat another animal.\par They hide like lions, ready to attack.\par
A lion (He is the warrior of the animal kingdom. He runs from nothing.);\par
The Lord told me: “When a lion or a lion’s cub catches an animal to eat, the lion stands over the dead animal and roars. At that time nothing can scare that great lion. If men come and yell at the lion, the lion will not be afraid. The men can make much noise, but the lion will not run away.”
“During the time of the kings \{of the fourth kingdom\}, the God of heaven will set up another kingdom. This kingdom will continue forever! It will never be destroyed! And it will be the kind of kingdom that can’t be passed on to another group of people. This kingdom will crush all those other kingdoms. It will bring those kingdoms to an end. But that kingdom itself will continue forever.
If a lion roars, people will be scared. If the Lord speaks, prophets will prophesy. {\cf2\super [43]}
Where is the lion’s cave (Nineveh) now?\par The male and female lions lived there.\par Their babies were not afraid.\par
The lion (king of Nineveh) killed people\par to feed his cubs and lionesses.\par He filled his cave (Nineveh)\par with men’s bodies.\par He filled his cave\par with women he had killed.\par
At that time, I will make the family leaders of Judah like a fire burning in a forest. They will destroy their enemies like fire burning straw. They will destroy the enemy all around them. And the people in Jerusalem will again be able to sit back and relax.”
Then Balak said to Balaam, “You didn’t ask for good things to happen to those people. But you didn’t ask for bad things to happen to them either!”
“I see the Lord coming, but not now. I see him coming, but not soon. A star will come from the family of Jacob. [301] A new ruler will come from the people of Israel. That ruler will crush the heads of the Moabite people. That ruler will crush the heads of all the sons of Sheth. [302]
But one of the elders {\cf2\super [38]} said to me, “Don’t cry! The Lion (Christ) from Judah’s family group has won the victory. He is David’s {\cf2\super [39]} descendant. {\cf2\super [40]} He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.”