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 (Assyria)
And the feeding place of the young lions,
Where the lion, lioness, and lion’s cub prowled
With nothing to fear?
Where is the den of the lions (Assyria)
And the feeding place of the young lions,
Where the lion, lioness, and lion’s cub prowled
With nothing to fear?
Zephaniah 3:1 Woe (judgment is coming) to her who is rebellious and defiled,
The tyrannical city [Jerusalem]!
The tyrannical city [Jerusalem]!
Young lions
Job 4:11
“The lion perishes for lack of prey,
And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
“The lion perishes for lack of prey,
And the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
Psalm 58:6
O God, break their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.
O God, break their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.
Isaiah 5:29
Their roaring is like a lioness, they roar like young lions;
They growl and seize their prey
And carry it off and there is no one to save it.
Their roaring is like a lioness, they roar like young lions;
They growl and seize their prey
And carry it off and there is no one to save it.
Isaiah 11:6
And the wolf will dwell with the lamb,
And the leopard will lie down with the young goat,
And the calf and the young lion and the fatted steer together;
And a little child will lead them.
And the wolf will dwell with the lamb,
And the leopard will lie down with the young goat,
And the calf and the young lion and the fatted steer together;
And a little child will lead them.
Zechariah 11:3
There is a sound of the shepherds’ wail,
For their splendor (grazing land) is ruined;
There is a sound of the young lions’ roar,
For the pride of the Jordan is ruined.
There is a sound of the shepherds’ wail,
For their splendor (grazing land) is ruined;
There is a sound of the young lions’ roar,
For the pride of the Jordan is ruined.