Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
A lion
And a wolf
A leopard
General references
Bible References
A lion
Jeremiah 2:15 The young lions have roared at him;
they have roared loudly.
They have laid waste his land.
His cities are in ruins, without inhabitants.
they have roared loudly.
They have laid waste his land.
His cities are in ruins, without inhabitants.
Jeremiah 4:7 A lion has gone up from his thicket;
a destroyer of nations has set out.
He has left his lair
to make your land a waste.
Your cities will be reduced to uninhabited ruins.
a destroyer of nations has set out.
He has left his lair
to make your land a waste.
Your cities will be reduced to uninhabited ruins.
Jeremiah 25:38 He has left His den like a lion,
for their land has become a desolation
because of the sword of the oppressor,
because of His burning anger.
for their land has become a desolation
because of the sword
because of His burning anger.
Jeremiah 49:19
“Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered grazing land. Indeed, I will chase Edom away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like Me? Who will summon Me? Who is the shepherd who can stand against Me?”
Ezekiel 14:16
even if these three men were in it, as I live”—the declaration of the Lord God—“they could not deliver their sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered, but the land would be desolate.
Daniel 7:4
“The first was like a lion but had eagle’s wings. I continued watching until its wings were torn off. It was lifted up from the ground, set on its feet like a man, and given a human mind.
Hosea 5:14 For I am like a lion to Ephraim
and like a young lion to the house of Judah.
Yes, I will tear them to pieces and depart.
I will carry them off,
and no one can rescue them.
and like a young lion to the house of Judah.
Yes, I will tear them to pieces and depart.
I will carry them off,
and no one can rescue them.
Hosea 13:7 So I will be like a lion to them;
I will lurk like a leopard on the path.
I will lurk like a leopard
Amos 5:18 Woe to you who long for the Day of the Lord!
What will the Day of the Lord be for you?
It will be darkness and not light.
What will the Day of the Lord be for you?
It will be darkness and not light.
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?
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?
And a wolf
Psalm 104:20 You bring darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the forest animals stir.
when all the forest animals stir.
Ezekiel 22:27
“Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives in order to make profit dishonestly.
Habakkuk 1:8 Their horses are swifter than leopards
and more fierce than wolves of the night.
Their horsemen charge ahead;
their horsemen come from distant lands.
They fly like an eagle, swooping to devour.
and more fierce
Their horsemen charge ahead;
their horsemen come from distant lands.
They fly like an eagle, swooping to devour.
Zephaniah 3:3 The princes within her are roaring lions;
her judges are wolves of the night,
which leave nothing for the morning.
her judges are wolves of the night,
which leave nothing for
A leopard
Daniel 7:6
“While I was watching, another beast appeared. It was like a leopard with four wings of a bird on its back. It had four heads and was given authority to rule.
Hosea 13:7 So I will be like a lion to them;
I will lurk like a leopard on the path.
I will lurk like a leopard
Revelation 13:2
The beast I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like a bear’s, and his mouth was like a lion’s mouth. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority.
General references
Hosea 13:7 So I will be like a lion to them;
I will lurk like a leopard on the path.
I will lurk like a leopard