Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

And I will be like a lion to them; I lie in wait beside [the] way, like a leopard.

New American Standard Bible

So I will be like a lion to them;
Like a leopard I will lie in wait by the wayside.

King James Version

Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:

Holman Bible

So I will be like a lion to them;
I will lurk like a leopard on the path.

International Standard Version

"So I will be like a lion to them. Like a leopard I will stalk them along the road.

A Conservative Version

Therefore I am to them as a lion. As a leopard I will watch by the way.

American Standard Version

Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way;

Amplified


So I will be like a lion to them;
Like a leopard I will watch and lie in wait [ready to attack] by the road [to Assyria].

Bible in Basic English

So I will be like a lion to them; as a cruel beast I will keep watch by the road;

Darby Translation

And I will be unto them as a lion; as a leopard I will lurk for them by the way;

Julia Smith Translation

And I will be to them as a lion: as a panther upon the way I will look around.

King James 2000

Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:

Modern King James verseion

Therefore I will be as a lion to them; as a leopard by the way I will watch them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Therefore will I be unto them as a lion, and as a leopard in the way to the Assyrians.

NET Bible

So I will pounce on them like a lion; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

New Heart English Bible

Therefore I am like a lion to them. Like a leopard, I will lurk by the path.

The Emphasized Bible

Therefore am I become to them as a lion, - As a leopard by the way, do I watch.

Webster

Therefore I will be to them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them.

World English Bible

Therefore I am like a lion to them. Like a leopard, I will lurk by the path.

Youngs Literal Translation

And I am to them as a lion, As a leopard by the way I look out.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Therefore I will be unto them as a lion
שׁחל 
Shachal 
Usage: 7

as a leopard
נמר 
Namer 
Usage: 6

by the way
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

will I observe
שׁוּר 
Shuwr 
Usage: 17

References

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Hastings

Morish

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Death And Resurrection

6 When I fed them, they were satisfied; they were satisfied and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me. 7 And I will be like a lion to them; I lie in wait beside [the] way, like a leopard. 8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her offspring, and I will tear open the covering of their heart; there I will devour them like a lion, like an animal of the field would mutilate them.



Cross References

Jeremiah 5:6

Therefore a lion from [the] forest will kill them, A wolf [from the] desert plains will devastate them. A leopard [is] watching their cities, everyone [who] goes out from there will be torn, because their transgressions are many, their apostasies are numerous.

Hosea 5:14

Because I [will be] like a lion to Ephraim and like a fierce strong lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear and I will go; I will carry off, and there is no one who delivers.

Lamentations 3:10

To me he [is] like a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding.

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.

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."

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?

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