Thematic Bible: Fierceness of


Thematic Bible



Therefore, a lion from the forest will strike them down.
A wolf from an arid plain will ravage them.
A leopard keeps watch over their cities.
Anyone who leaves them will be torn to pieces
because their rebellious acts are many,
their unfaithful deeds numerous.
Verse ConceptsForestsLeopardCarnivorousnessWolvesIn Danger From Lions


So I will be like a lion to them;
I will lurk like a leopard on the path.
Verse ConceptsLeopardGod Like A LionGod WaitingLike Creatures

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.
Verse ConceptsHorsesLeopardWingsBirds, Types Of BirdsRiding HorsesSpeedEaglesWolvesPeople From Far AwayThose Flying

I will attack them
like a bear robbed of her cubs
and tear open the rib cage over their hearts.
I will devour them there like a lioness,
like a wild beast that would rip them open.
Verse ConceptsPeople Torn To PiecesThe Act Of OpeningWild Animals DevouringGod Like A LionLike CreaturesBereavement

“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?” Verse ConceptsChallengesShepherds, As Kings And LeadersInadequate ShepherdingGod Like A LionWho Is Like God?The Region Of JordanLeadership Qualities

The slacker says, “There’s a lion outside!
I’ll be killed in the public square!”
Verse ConceptsExcusesIdlenessRoadsSluggardsLazinessProcrastinationSlothfulnessIn Danger From Lionscrusadessloth

“Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered grazing land. Indeed, I will chase Babylon 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?” Verse ConceptsChallengesShepherds, As Kings And LeadersInadequate ShepherdingGod Like A LionWho Is Like God?The Region Of Jordan

The lion may roar and the fierce lion growl,
but the fangs of young lions are broken.
Verse ConceptsTeethBreaking Teeth

Proud beasts have never walked on it;
no lion has ever prowled over it.

or they will tear me like a lion,
ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.
Verse ConceptsLionsPeople Torn To Pieces

The young lions have roared at him;
they have roared loudly.
They have laid waste his land.
His cities are in ruins, without inhabitants.
Verse ConceptsDestruction Of CitiesCities Under AttackEmpty CitiesIn Danger From Lions

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