Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

They shall walk after Jehovah; he shall roar like a lion; when he shall roar, then the children shall hasten from the west:

New American Standard Bible

They will walk after the Lord,
He will roar like a lion;
Indeed He will roar
And His sons will come trembling from the west.

King James Version

They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.

Holman Bible

They will follow the Lord;
He will roar like a lion.
When He roars,
His children will come trembling from the west.

International Standard Version

They will go after the LORD, who will roar like a lion; and when he roars, the children will come trembling from the west.

A Conservative Version

They shall walk after LORD, who will roar like a lion. For he will roar, and the sons shall come trembling from the west.

American Standard Version

They shall walk after Jehovah, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children shall come trembling from the west.

Amplified


They will walk after the Lord [in obedience and worship],
Who will roar like a lion;
He will roar [summoning them]
And His sons will come trembling from the west.

Bible in Basic English

They will go after the Lord; his cry will be like that of a lion; his cry will be loud, and the children will come from the west, shaking with fear;

Julia Smith Translation

They shall go after Jehovah: as a lion shall he roar: for he shall roar, and the sons of the waters shall tremble.

King James 2000

They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall come trembling from the west.

Lexham Expanded Bible

They will go after Yahweh; he roars like a lion. When he roars, his children will come trembling from [the] sea.

Modern King James verseion

They shall walk after Jehovah; He shall roar like a lion. When He shall roar, then the sons shall tremble from the west.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD roareth like a lion, that they may follow him. Yea, as a lion roareth he, that they may be afraid like the children of the sea:

NET Bible

He will roar like a lion, and they will follow the Lord; when he roars, his children will come trembling from the west.

New Heart English Bible

They will walk after the LORD, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children will come trembling from the west.

The Emphasized Bible

After Yahweh, let them go, Like a lion, will he roar, - When, he, shall roar, then let sons, come trembling, out of the West.

Webster

They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.

World English Bible

They will walk after Yahweh, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children will come trembling from the west.

Youngs Literal Translation

After Jehovah they go -- as a lion He roareth, When He doth roar, then tremble do the sons from the west.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ילך 
Yalak 
Usage: 0

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

the Lord

Usage: 0

he shall roar
שׁאג 
Sha'ag 
Usage: 20

אריה ארי 
'ariy 
Usage: 80

שׁאג 
Sha'ag 
Usage: 20

חרד 
Charad 
Usage: 39

References

Hastings

Context Readings

God Will Have Compassion

9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not again destroy Ephraim; for I am God, and not man, the Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not come in anger. 10 They shall walk after Jehovah; he shall roar like a lion; when he shall roar, then the children shall hasten from the west: 11 they shall hasten as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria; and I will cause them to dwell in their houses, saith Jehovah.

Cross References

Isaiah 31:4

For thus hath Jehovah said unto me: Like as the lion and the young lion growling over his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, is not afraid of their voice, nor giveth way before the multitude of them; so will Jehovah of hosts come down to war upon mount Zion, and on the hill thereof.

Joel 3:16

And Jehovah will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: and Jehovah will be a shelter for his people, and the refuge of the children of Israel.

Amos 1:2

And he said, Jehovah roareth from Zion, and uttereth his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the top of Carmel withereth.

Jeremiah 25:30

And thou, prophesy unto them all these words, and say unto them, Jehovah will roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he will mightily roar upon his dwelling-place, he will give a shout, as they that tread the vintage, against all the inhabitants of the earth.

Zechariah 8:7

Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, I will save my people from the east country and from the west country;

Job 37:1

Aye, my heart trembleth at this also, and leapeth up out of its place:

Psalm 2:11

Serve Jehovah with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Psalm 119:120

My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.

Isaiah 2:5

House of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of Jehovah.

Isaiah 42:13

Jehovah will go forth as a mighty man, he will stir up jealousy like a man of war: he will cry, yea, he will shout; he will shew himself mighty against his enemies.

Isaiah 49:10

They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor sun smite them; for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, and by the springs of water will he guide them.

Isaiah 64:2

as fire kindleth brushwood, as the fire causeth water to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations might tremble at thy presence!

Jeremiah 2:2

Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith Jehovah: I remember for thee the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

Jeremiah 5:22

Will ye not fear me? saith Jehovah. Will ye not tremble at my presence, who have set the sand a bound for the sea by a perpetual decree, and it shall not pass it? and its waves toss themselves, but they do not prevail; and they roar, yet can they not pass over it?

Jeremiah 7:6

if ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed no innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt;

Jeremiah 7:9

What? steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not ...

Jeremiah 31:9

They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by water-brooks, in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble; for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

Jeremiah 33:9

And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear of all the good that I do unto them; and they shall fear and tremble for all the good and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.

Hosea 3:5

Afterwards shall the children of Israel return, and seek Jehovah their God, and David their king; and shall turn with fear toward Jehovah and toward his goodness, at the end of the days.

Hosea 6:1-3

Come and let us return unto Jehovah: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

Amos 3:4

Will a lion roar in the forest when he hath no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den if he have taken nothing?

Amos 3:8

The lion hath roared, who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

Micah 4:5

For all the peoples will walk every one in the name of his god; but we will walk in the name of Jehovah, our God for ever and ever.

Habakkuk 3:16

I heard, and my belly trembled; My lips quivered at the voice; Rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in my place, That I might rest in the day of distress, When their invader shall come up against the people.

Zechariah 10:12

And I will strengthen them in Jehovah; and they shall walk in his name, saith Jehovah.

John 8:12

Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Acts 24:25

And as he reasoned concerning righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment about to come, Felix, being filled with fear, answered, Go for the present, and when I get an opportunity I will send for thee;

Romans 8:1

There is then now no condemnation to those in Christ Jesus.

2 Peter 2:10

and specially those who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise lordship. Bold are they, self-willed; they do not fear speaking injuriously of dignities:

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