- Thou art like:
- "And say,ª° What¹ [is] thy mother?ª A lioness:ª she lay downª° among¹ lions,ª she nourishedª° her whelpsª amongª young lions.ª ... And he went up and downª° amongª the lions,ª he became¹ a young lion,ª and learnedª° to catchª° the prey,ª [and] devouredª° men.ª" {Ezk 19:2-6} + "Sheba,ª and Dedan,ª and the merchantsª° of Tarshish,ª with all¹ the young lionsª thereof, shall sayª° unto thee, Art thou¹ comeª° to takeª° a spoil?ª hast thou gatheredª° thy companyª to takeª° a prey?ª to carry awayª° silverª and gold,ª to take awayª° cattleª and goods,ª to takeª° a greatª spoil?ª" {Ezk 38:13} + "Judahª [is] a lion'sª whelp:ª from the prey,ª¹ my son,ª thou art gone up:ª° he stooped down,ª° he couchedª° as a lion,ª and as an old lion;ª who¹ shall rouse him up?ª°" {Gen 49:9} + "He couched,ª° he lay downª° as a lion,ª and as a great lion:ª who¹ shall stir him up?ª° Blessedª° [is] he that blessethª° thee, and cursedª° [is] he that cursethª° thee." {Num 24:9} + "[As] a roaringª° lion,ª and a rangingª° bear;ª [so is] a wickedª rulerª° over¹ the poorª people.ª" {Prv 28:15} + "The lionª is come upª° from his thicket,ª¹ and the destroyerª° of the Gentilesª is on his way;ª° he is gone forthª° from his placeª¹ to makeª° thy landª desolate;ª [and] thy citiesª shall be laid waste,ª° without¹¹ an inhabitant.ª°" {Jer 4:7} + "Where¹ [is] the dwellingª of the lions,ª and the feedingplaceª of the young lions,ª where¹¹ the lion,ª [even] the old lion,ª walked,ª° [and] the lion'sª whelp,ª and none¹ made [them] afraid?ª° ... Behold,¹ I [am] against¹ thee, saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª and I will burnª° her chariotsª in the smoke,ª and the swordª shall devourª° thy young lions:ª and I will cut offª° thy preyª from the earth,ª¹ and the voiceª of thy messengersª shall no¹ more¹ be heard.ª°" {Nah 2:11-13}
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