Cross References 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. Genesis 49:9 Juda is a lion's whelp: to the prey, my son, thou art gone up: resting thou hast couched as a lion, and as a lioness, who shall rouse him? Numbers 23:25 And Balac said to Balaam: Neither curse, nor bless him. Numbers 24:8 God hath brought him out of Egypt, whose strength is like to the rhinoceros. They shall devour the nations that are his enemies, and break their bones, and pierce them with arrows. Numbers 24:9 Lying down he hath slept as a lion, and as a lioness, whom none shall dare to rouse. He that blesseth thee, shall also himself be blessed: he that curseth thee shall be reckoned accursed. Nahum 2:11 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? Nahum 2:12 The lion caught enough for his whelps, and killed for his lionesses: and he filled his holes with prey, and his den with rapine. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. as a great Numbers 24:8,9 God hath brought him out of Egypt, whose strength is like to the rhinoceros. They shall devour the nations that are his enemies, and break their bones, and pierce them with arrows. . . . Genesis 49:9 Juda is a lion's whelp: to the prey, my son, thou art gone up: resting thou hast couched as a lion, and as a lioness, who shall rouse him? Deuteronomy 33:20 And to Gad he said: Blessed be Gad in his breadth: he hath rested as a lion, and hath seized upon the arm and the top of the head. Psalm 17:12 They have taken me, as a lion prepared for the prey; and as a young lion dwelling in secret places. Proverbs 30:30 A lion, the strongest of beasts, who hath no fear of any thing he meeteth: Isaiah 31:4 For thus saith the Lord to me: Like as the lion roareth, and the lions whelp upon his prey, and when a multitude of shepherds shall come against him, he will not fear at their voice, nor be afraid of their multitude: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight upon mount Sion, and upon the hill thereof. Amos 3:8 The lion shall roar, who will not fear? The Lord God hath spoken, who shall not prophesy? Revelation 5:5 And one of the ancients said to me: Weep not: behold the lion of the tribe of Juda, the root of David, hath prevailed to open the book and to loose the seven seals thereof. he shall Numbers 24:17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not near. A STAR SHALL RISE out of Jacob and a sceptre shall spring up from Israel: and shall strike the chiefs of Moab, and shall waste all the children of Seth Genesis 49:27 Benjamin a ravenous wolf, in the morning shall eat the prey, and in the evening shall divide the spoil. Daniel 2:44 But in the days of those kingdoms, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, and his kingdom shall not be delivered up to another people: and it shall break in pieces, and shall consume all these kingdoms: and itself shall stand for ever. Micah 5:8,9 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, as a dew from the Lord, and as drops upon the grass, which waiteth not for man, nor tarrieth for the children of men. . . . Zechariah 10:4,5 Out of him shall come forth the corner, out of him the pin, out of him the bow of battle, out of him every exacter together. . . . Zechariah 12:6 In that day I will make the governors of Juda like a furnace of fire amongst wood, and as a firebrand amongst hay: and they shall devour all the people round about, to the right hand, and to the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place in Jerusalem. Revelation 19:11-21 And I saw heaven opened: and behold a white horse. And he that sat upon him was called faithful and true: and with justice doth he judge and fight. . . . Context Balaam's Second Oracle…23There is no soothsaying in Jacob, nor divination in Israel. In their times it shall be told to Jacob and to Israel what God hath wrought. 24Behold 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.25And Balac said to Balaam: Neither curse, nor bless him.… Lexicon Behold,הֶן־ (hen-) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2005: Lo! behold! the people עָם֙ (‘ām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock rise יָק֔וּם (yā·qūm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6965: To arise, stand up, stand like a lioness; כְּלָבִ֣יא (kə·lā·ḇî) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3833: To roar, a lion, they rouse themselves יִתְנַשָּׂ֑א (yiṯ·naś·śā) Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5375: To lift, carry, take like a lion, וְכַאֲרִ֖י (wə·ḵa·’ă·rî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 738: A lion not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no resting יִשְׁכַּב֙ (yiš·kaḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7901: To lie down until עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while they devour יֹ֣אכַל (yō·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat their prey טֶ֔רֶף (ṭe·rep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2964: Something torn, a fragment, a fresh leaf, prey, food and drink יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃ (yiš·teh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8354: To imbibe the blood וְדַם־ (wə·ḏam-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1818: Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed of the slain.” חֲלָלִ֖ים (ḥă·lā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2491: Pierced, polluted Additional Translations Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”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. 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. Behold, the people shall rise up as a lion's whelp, and shall exalt himself as a lion; he shall not lie down till he have eaten the prey, and he shall drink the blood of the slain. Lo, the people will rise up as a lioness, and lift himself up as a lion. He shall not lie down until he have eaten the prey and drunk the blood of the slain. 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. 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 shall eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain. Behold, the people rises up as a lioness, As a lion he lifts himself up. He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drinks the blood of the slain." Lo, the people as a lioness riseth, And as a lion he lifteth himself up, He lieth not down till he eateth prey, And blood of pierced ones doth drink.' 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