Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
A lioness
Young lions
Bible References
A lioness
Nahum 2:11
Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion [and] the lioness walked, the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?
Zephaniah 3:1
Woe to her who is rebellious and polluted, to the oppressing city!
Young lions
Job 4:11
The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.
Psalm 58:6
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
Isaiah 5:29
Their roaring shall be like a lioness. They shall roar like young lions. Yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and carry it away safe, and there shall be none to deliver.
Isaiah 11:6
And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them.
Zechariah 11:3
A voice of the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is destroyed. A voice of the roaring of young lions, for the pride of the Jordan is laid waste.