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 habitation of lionesses? And a feeding-place it is for young lions Where walked hath a lion, an old lion, A lion's whelp, and there is none troubling.
Zephaniah 3:1
Woe to the rebellious and polluted, The oppressing city!

Young lions

Job 4:11
An old lion is perishing without prey, And the whelps of the lioness do separate.
Psalm 58:6
O God, break their teeth in their mouth, The jaw-teeth of young lions break down, O Jehovah.
Isaiah 5:29
Its roaring is like a lioness, It roareth like young lions, And it howleth, and seizeth prey, And carrieth away safely, and there is none delivering.
Isaiah 11:6
And a wolf hath sojourned with a lamb, And a leopard with a kid doth lie down, And calf, and young lion, and fatling are together, And a little youth is leader over them.
Zechariah 11:3
A voice of the howling of the shepherds! For destroyed was their robe of honour, A voice of the roaring of young lions! For destroyed was the excellency of Jordan.