Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

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;

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:

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.

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} {my fierce anger}, I will not again destroy Ephraim; because I [am] God and not a mortal, [the] Holy [One] in your midst; and I will not come in wrath. 10 They will go after Yahweh; he roars like a lion. When he roars, his children will come trembling from [the] sea. 11 They will tremble like birds from Egypt, and like doves from the land of Assyria; and I will let them return to their homes-- a declaration of Yahweh.


Cross References

Isaiah 31:4

For Yahweh said this to me: "As which lion growls and young lion over its prey when {a full group} of shepherds is called against him, it is not terrified by their voice, and to their noise it does not respond, so Yahweh of hosts will come down to fight upon Mount Zion and upon its hill.

Joel 3:16

And Yahweh roars from Zion; from Jerusalem he utters his voice, and [the] heavens and [the] earth shake. But Yahweh [is] a refuge for his people, and a protection for the children of Israel.

Amos 1:2

And he said, "Yahweh roars from Zion and he utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds wither and the top of Carmel dries up."

Jeremiah 25:30

And you yourself shall prophesy against them all these words, and you shall say to them: 'Yahweh will roar from [on] high, and from {his holy dwelling place} he will give his voice. He will roar mightily against his settlement, a jubilant shout like those who tread [grapes], he will answer against all the inhabitants of the earth.

Zechariah 8:7

Thus says Yahweh of hosts: 'Look! I [am] going to save my people from the land of the east, and from the land of the west,

Job 37:1

"About this also my heart trembles, and it leaps from its place.

Psalm 2:11

Serve Yahweh with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Psalm 119:120

My flesh trembles for fear of you, and I am afraid of your judgments.

Isaiah 2:5

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

Isaiah 42:13

Yahweh goes forth like a mighty warrior; he stirs up zeal like a man of war. He raises the war cry, indeed he raises the battle shout; he prevails against his foes.

Isaiah 49:10

They shall not be hungry or thirsty, and heat and sun shall not strike them, for he who takes pity on them will lead them, and he will guide them to springs of water.

Isaiah 64:2

as fire kindles brushwood, [the] fire causes water to boil, to make your name known to your adversaries, [that the] nations might tremble from your {presence}.

Jeremiah 2:2

"Go and proclaim in the ears of Jerusalem, {saying}, 'Thus says Yahweh, "I remember [concerning] you the loyal love of your childhood, the love of your betrothal-time, your going after me in the desert, in [the] land not sown.

Jeremiah 5:22

Do you not revere me?" {declares} Yahweh, "Do you not tremble {before me}? For I have placed [the] sand [as] a boundary for the sea, {as an everlasting limit}, and it cannot pass over it, and they rise and fall loudly, but they cannot prevail, and its waves roar, but they cannot pass over it.

Jeremiah 7:6

you do not oppress [the] alien, [the] orphan, and [the] widow, you do not shed innocent blood in this place, and you do not go after other gods {to your harm},

Jeremiah 7:9

Will you steal? Will you murder? And will you commit adultery? And will you swear {falsely}? And will you make a smoke offering to the Baal? And will you go after other gods whom you have not known?

Jeremiah 31:9

With weeping they will come, and with pleas for mercy I will bring them; I will let them walk by streams of water in a straight path. They will not stumble in it, for I have become to Israel a father, and Ephraim, he [is] my firstborn."

Jeremiah 33:9

And it will be to me a name of jubilation, a praise, and a glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear all the good that I [will] do [for] them, and they will fear, and they will tremble because of all the good, and because of all the prosperity that I [will] provide for it.'

Hosea 3:5

Afterward the children of Israel will return and seek Yahweh their God and David their king. They will come in fear to Yahweh and to his goodness at the end of days.

Hosea 6:1-3

Come, let us return to Yahweh; because [it is] he who has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck us down and will bind us up.

Amos 3:4

Does a lion roar in the forest {when he has no prey}? Does a fierce, young lion cry out from his den unless he has caught [something]?

Amos 3:8

A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? My Lord Yahweh has spoken, who will not prophesy?

Micah 4:5

For all the nations walk, each in the name of its god, but we will walk in the name of Yahweh our God, forever and ever.

Habakkuk 3:16

I hear and my stomach shakes; my lips quiver at the sound; infection enters my bones; that which [is] beneath me trembles; I wait quietly for the day of trouble to come upon the people attacking us.

Zechariah 10:12

I will make them strong in Yahweh, and in his name they will walk, {declares} Yahweh.

John 8:12

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, "I am the light of the world! The one who follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."

Acts 24:25

And [while] he was discussing about righteousness and self control and the judgment that is to come, Felix became afraid [and] replied, "Go away for the present, and [when I] have an opportunity, I will summon you."

Romans 8:1

Consequently, [there is] now no condemnation for those [who are] in Christ Jesus.

2 Peter 2:10

and especially those who go after the flesh in defiling lust and who despise authority. Bold [and] arrogant, they do not tremble in awe [as they] blaspheme majestic beings,

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