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.

Bible References

A lioness

Nahum 2:11
Where is the lions’ lair,
or the feeding ground of the young lions,
where the lion and lioness prowled,
and the lion’s cub,
with nothing to frighten them away?
Zephaniah 3:1
Woe to the city that is rebellious and defiled,
the oppressive city!

Young lions

Job 4:11
The strong lion dies if it catches no prey,
and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
Psalm 58:6
God, knock the teeth out of their mouths;
Lord, tear out the young lions’ fangs.
Isaiah 5:29
Their roaring is like a lion’s;
they roar like young lions;
they growl and seize their prey
and carry it off,
and no one can rescue it.
Isaiah 11:6
The wolf will live with the lamb,
and the leopard will lie down with the goat.
The calf, the young lion, and the fatling will be together,
and a child will lead them.
Zechariah 11:3
Listen to the wail of the shepherds,
for their glory is destroyed.
Listen to the roar of young lions,
for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.

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