Cross References Wherefore a lion out of the wood hath slain them, a wolf in the evening hath spoiled them, a leopard watcheth for their cities: every one that shall go out thence shall be taken, because their transgressions are multiplied, their rebellions are strengthened. Psalm 80:13 The boar out of the wood hath laid it waste: and a singular wild beast hath devoured it. Jeremiah 4:7 The lion is come up out of his den, and the robber of nations hath roused himself: he is come forth out of his place, to make thy land desolate: thy cities shall be laid waste, remaining without an inhabitant. Jeremiah 8:5 Why then is this people in Jerusalem turned away with a stubborn revolting? they have laid hold on lying, and have refused to return. Jeremiah 14:7 If our iniquities have testified against us, O Lord, do thou it for thy name's sake, for our rebellions are many, we have sinned against thee. Jeremiah 25:38 He hath forsaken his covert as the lion, for the land is laid waste because of the wrath of the dove, and because of the fierce anger of the Lord. Jeremiah 30:14 All thy lovers have forgotten thee, and will not seek after thee: for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy, with cruel chastisement: by reason of the multitude of thy iniquities, thy sins are hardened. Jeremiah 30:15 Why criest thou for thy affliction? thy sorrow is incurable: for the multitude of thy iniquity, and for thy hardened sins I have done these things to thee. Ezekiel 22:27 Her princes in the midst of her, are like wolves ravening the prey to shed blood, and to destroy souls, and to run after gains through covetousness. Hosea 13:7 And I will be to them as a lioness, as a leopard in the way of the Assyrians. Habakkuk 1:8 Their horses are lighter than leopards, and swifter than evening wolves; and their horsemen shall be spread abroad: for their horsemen shall come from afar, they shall fly as an eagle that maketh haste to eat. Zephaniah 3:3 Her princes are in the midst of her as roaring lions: her judges are evening wolves, they left nothing for the morning. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Wherefore a lion out of the wood hath slain them, a wolf in the evening hath spoiled them, a leopard watcheth for their cities: every one that shall go out thence shall be taken, because their transgressions are multiplied, their rebellions are strengthened. a lion. Jeremiah 2:15 The lions have roared upon him, and have made a noise, they have made his land a wilderness: his cities are burnt down, and there is none to dwell in them. Jeremiah 4:7 The lion is come up out of his den, and the robber of nations hath roused himself: he is come forth out of his place, to make thy land desolate: thy cities shall be laid waste, remaining without an inhabitant. Jeremiah 25:38 He hath forsaken his covert as the lion, for the land is laid waste because of the wrath of the dove, and because of the fierce anger of the Lord. Jeremiah 49:19 Behold one shall come up as a lion from the swelling of the Jordan, against the strong and beautiful: for I will make him run suddenly upon her: and who shall be the chosen one whom I may appoint over her? for who is like to me? and who shall abide me? and who is that shepherd that can withstand my countenance? Ezekiel 14:16-21 If these three men shall be in it, as I live, saith the Lord, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters: but they only shall be delivered, and the land shall be made desolate. . . . Daniel 7:4 The first was like a lioness, and had the wings of an eagle: I beheld till her wings were plucked off, and she was lifted up from the earth, and stood upon her feet as a man, and the heart of a man was given to her. Hosea 5:14 For I will be like a lioness to Ephraim, and like a lion's whelp to the house of Juda: I, I will catch, and go: I will take away, and there is none that can rescue. Hosea 13:7,8 And I will be to them as a lioness, as a leopard in the way of the Assyrians. . . . Amos 5:18,19 Woe to them that desire the day of the Lord: to what end is it for you? the day of the Lord is darkness, and not light. . . . Nahum 2:11,12 Where is now the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, to which the lion went, to enter in thither, the young lion, and there was none to make them afraid? . . . and a wolf. Psalm 104:20 Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is night: in it shall all the beasts of the woods go about: Ezekiel 22:27 Her princes in the midst of her, are like wolves ravening the prey to shed blood, and to destroy souls, and to run after gains through covetousness. Habakkuk 1:8 Their horses are lighter than leopards, and swifter than evening wolves; and their horsemen shall be spread abroad: for their horsemen shall come from afar, they shall fly as an eagle that maketh haste to eat. Zephaniah 3:3 Her princes are in the midst of her as roaring lions: her judges are evening wolves, they left nothing for the morning. evenings. Daniel 7:6 After this I beheld, and lo, another like a leopard, and it had upon it four wings, as of a fowl, and the beast had four heads, and power was given to it. Hosea 13:7 And I will be to them as a lioness, as a leopard in the way of the Assyrians. Revelation 13:2 And the beast which I saw was like to a leopard: and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his own strength and great power. because. Jeremiah 2:17,19 Hath not this been done to thee, because thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God at that time, when he led thee by the way? . . . Jeremiah 9:12-14 Who is the wise man, that may understand this, and to whom the word of the mouth of the Lord may come that he may declare this, why the land hath perished, and is burnt up like a wilderness, which none passeth through? . . . Jeremiah 14:7 If our iniquities have testified against us, O Lord, do thou it for thy name's sake, for our rebellions are many, we have sinned against thee. Jeremiah 16:10-12 And when thou shalt tell this people all these words, and they shall say to thee: Wherefore hath the Lord pronounced against us all this great evil? what is our iniquity? and what is our sin, that we have sinned against the Lord our God? . . . Jeremiah 30:24 The Lord will not turn away the wrath of his indignation, till he have executed and performed the thought of his heart: in the latter days you shall understand these things. Numbers 32:14 And behold, said he, you are risen up instead of your fathers, the increase and offspring of sinful men, to augment the fury of the Lord against Israel. Ezra 9:6 And said: My God I am confounded and ashamed to lift up my face to thee: for our iniquities are multiplied over our heads, and our sins are grown up even unto heaven, Ezra 10:10 And Esdras the priest stood up, and said to them: You have transgressed, and taken strange wives, to add to the sins of Israel. Isaiah 59:12 For our iniquities are multiplied before thee, and our sins have testified against us: for our wicked doings are with us, and have known our iniquities: Lamentations 1:5 He. Her adversaries are become her lords; her enemies are enriched; because the Lord hath spoken against her for the multitude of her iniquities; her children are led into captivity, before the face of the oppressor. Ezekiel 16:25 At every head of the way thou hast set up a sign of thy prostitution: and hast made thy beauty to be abominable: and hast prostituted thyself to every one that passed by, and hast multiplied thy fornications. Ezekiel 23:19 For she multiplied her fornications, remembering the days of her youth, in which she played the harlot in the land of Egypt. increased. Context No One is Just…5I will go therefore to the great men, and will speak to them: for they have known the way of the Lord, the judgment of their God: and behold these have altogether broken the yoke more, and have burst the bonds. 6Wherefore a lion out of the wood hath slain them, a wolf in the evening hath spoiled them, a leopard watcheth for their cities: every one that shall go out thence shall be taken, because their transgressions are multiplied, their rebellions are strengthened.7How can I be merciful to thee? thy children have forsaken me, and swear by them that are not gods: I fed them to the full, and they committed adultery, and rioted in the harlot's house.… Lexicon Thereforeעַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against a lion אַרְיֵ֜ה (’ar·yêh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 738: A lion from the forest מִיַּ֗עַר (mî·ya·‘ar) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb will strike them down, הִכָּ֨ם (hik·kām) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike a wolf זְאֵ֤ב (zə·’êḇ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2061: A wolf from the desert עֲרָבוֹת֙ (‘ă·rā·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's Hebrew 6160: Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee will ravage them. יְשָׁדְדֵ֔ם (yə·šā·ḏə·ḏêm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin A leopard נָמֵ֤ר (nā·mêr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5246: A leopard will lie in wait שֹׁקֵד֙ (šō·qêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8245: To be alert, sleepless, to be on the lookout near עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against their cities, עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם (‘ā·rê·hem) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement [and] everyone כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every who ventures out הַיּוֹצֵ֥א (hay·yō·w·ṣê) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim will be torn to pieces. יִטָּרֵ֑ף (yiṭ·ṭā·rêp̄) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2963: To pluck off, pull to pieces, to supply with food For כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction their rebellious acts פִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֔ם (piš·‘ê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6588: Transgression are many, רַבּוּ֙ (rab·bū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7231: To cast together, increase, in number, to multiply by the myriad [and] their unfaithful deeds מְשׁוּבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (mə·šū·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4878: Turning back, apostasy are numerous. עָצְמ֖וּ (‘ā·ṣə·mū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 6105: To bind fast, close, powerful, numerous, to crunch the bones Additional Translations Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.Why a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goes out there shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities; every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. Therefore has a lion out of the forest smitten them, and a wolf has destroyed them even to their houses, and a leopard has watched against their cities: all that go forth from them shall be hunted: for they have multiplied their ungodliness, they have strengthened themselves in their revoltings. Therefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall waste them; the leopard lurketh against their cities, every one that goeth out thence is torn in pieces: for their transgressions are multiplied, their backslidings are increased. Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities, every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. Wherefore a lion from the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased. Therefore a lion out of the forest shall kill them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities; everyone who goes out there shall be torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, [and] their backsliding is increased. Therefore smitten them hath a lion out of the forest, A wolf of the deserts doth spoil them, A leopard is watching over their cities, Every one who is going out of them is torn, For many have been their transgressions, Mighty have been their backslidings. 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