Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
The young
General references
Bible References
The young
Psalm 34:10
Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Job 38:39
"Do you hunt prey for the lioness, and satisfy the appetite of the lions,
Isaiah 31:4
Indeed, this is what the Lord says to me: "The Lord will be like a growling lion, like a young lion growling over its prey. Though a whole group of shepherds gathers against it, it is not afraid of their shouts or intimidated by their yelling. In this same way the Lord who commands armies will descend to do battle on Mount Zion and on its hill.
Ezekiel 19:2
and say: "'What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay among young lions; she reared her cubs.
Amos 3:4
Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?
Seek
Psalm 147:9
He gives food to the animals, and to the young ravens when they chirp.
Job 38:41
Who prepares prey for the raven, when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?
Joel 1:18
Listen to the cattle groan! The herds of livestock wander around in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
Joel 2:22
Do not fear, wild animals! For the pastures of the wilderness are again green with grass. Indeed, the trees bear their fruit; the fig tree and the vine yield to their fullest.
General references
Genesis 9:2
Every living creature of the earth and every bird of the sky will be terrified of you. Everything that creeps on the ground and all the fish of the sea are under your authority.
Jeremiah 33:20
"I, Lord, make the following promise: 'I have made a covenant with the day and with the night that they will always come at their proper times. Only if you people could break that covenant