{After Shallum died,} Menahem defeated Tiphsah and the area around it. The people refused to open {the city gate} for him. So Menahem defeated them and ripped open all the pregnant women in that city.
Proverbs 28:15 - Easy To Read Version When an evil person rules over weak people, he is like an angry lion or a bear that is ready to fight. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; So is a wicked ruler over the poor people. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Like a roaring lion or a ravenous and charging bear is a wicked ruler over a poor people. American Standard Version (1901) As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, So is a wicked ruler over a poor people. Common English Bible A wicked ruler over the poor is like a growling lion or a prowling bear. Catholic Public Domain Version An impious leader over a poor people is like a roaring lion and a hungry bear. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As a roaring lion, and a hungry bear, so is a wicked prince over the poor people. |
{After Shallum died,} Menahem defeated Tiphsah and the area around it. The people refused to open {the city gate} for him. So Menahem defeated them and ripped open all the pregnant women in that city.
Elisha looked back and saw them. He asked the Lord to cause bad things to happen to them. Then two bears came out of the forest and attacked the boys. There were 42 boys ripped apart by the bears.
And Manasseh killed many innocent people. He filled Jerusalem from one end to another with blood. And all those sins are in addition to the sins that caused Judah to sin. Manasseh caused Judah to do the things that the Lord said were wrong.’”
So Pharaoh [5] gave this command to his own people: “Let all the girl babies live. But every time a {Hebrew} boy baby is born, you must throw him into the Nile River.”
It is very dangerous to meet a mother bear that is angry because her cubs are stolen. But that is better than to meet a fool that is busy doing his foolishness.
Angry words from a king are like the roars of a lion. But compliments from him are like a gentle rain falling softly on the grass.
The anger of a king is like the roar of a lion. If you make the king angry, then you could lose your life.
When the ruler is a good person, then all the people are happy. But when an evil person rules, then all the people complain.
The Lord breaks the scepter {\cf2\super [147]} of evil rulers.\par The Lord takes away their power.\par
In anger, the king of Babylon beat people.\par He never stopped beating people.\par That evil ruler ruled the people in anger.\par He never stopped hurting people.\par
I will attack them like a bear whose cubs were robbed from her. I will attack them. I will rip open their chests. I will be like a lion or other wild animal tearing and eating its prey.”
Ephraim {\cf2\super [61]} will be punished.\par He will be crushed and pressed like grapes.\par Why? Because he decided to follow filth.\par
Jerusalem’s leaders are like roaring lions. Her judges {\cf2\super [19]} are like hungry wolves that come in the evening \{to attack the sheep\}—and in the morning nothing is left.
Herod {\cf2\super [29]} saw that the wise men had fooled him. Herod was very, very angry. So Herod gave an order to kill all the boys in Bethlehem and in all the area around Bethlehem. Herod had learned from the wise men the time \{the baby was born\}. It was now two years from that time. So Herod said to kill all the boys that were two years old and younger.
Control yourselves and be careful! The devil is your enemy. And he goes around like a roaring lion looking for some person to eat.