Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



Of Dan he said,

“Dan is a lion’s cub,
That leaps forth from Bashan.”

So the men of the city said to Samson on the seventh day before sundown,

“What is sweeter than honey?
What is stronger than a lion?”


And he said to them,

“If you had not plowed with my heifer,
You would not have solved my riddle.”

And even the one who is brave, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will completely lose heart and melt away; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and that those who are with him are brave men.


‘Should I lift my head up, You would hunt me like a lion;
And again You would show Your marvelous power against me.


He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey],
And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.


The lion, which is mighty among beasts
And does not turn back before any;

For so the Lord says to me,

“As the lion or the young lion growls over his prey,
And though a large group of shepherds is called out against him
He will not be terrified at their voice nor cringe at their noise,
So the Lord of hosts will come down to wage war on Mount Zion and on its hill.”


The lion [of Assyria] tore enough for his cubs (Assyrian citizens),
Killed [enough prey] for his lionesses,
And filled his lairs with prey
And his dens with torn flesh.



The lion [of Assyria] tore enough for his cubs (Assyrian citizens),
Killed [enough prey] for his lionesses,
And filled his lairs with prey
And his dens with torn flesh.



He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey],
And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.


The lion [of Assyria] tore enough for his cubs (Assyrian citizens),
Killed [enough prey] for his lionesses,
And filled his lairs with prey
And his dens with torn flesh.


He is to me like a bear lying in wait,
And like a lion [hiding] in secret places.


He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in his lair;
He lies in wait to catch the afflicted;
He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.


Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?
Does a young lion growl from his den if he has not captured something?



The lion [of Assyria] tore enough for his cubs (Assyrian citizens),
Killed [enough prey] for his lionesses,
And filled his lairs with prey
And his dens with torn flesh.


Of Dan he said,

“Dan is a lion’s cub,
That leaps forth from Bashan.”

So the men of the city said to Samson on the seventh day before sundown,

“What is sweeter than honey?
What is stronger than a lion?”


And he said to them,

“If you had not plowed with my heifer,
You would not have solved my riddle.”

And even the one who is brave, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will completely lose heart and melt away; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and that those who are with him are brave men.


‘Should I lift my head up, You would hunt me like a lion;
And again You would show Your marvelous power against me.


He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey],
And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.


The lion, which is mighty among beasts
And does not turn back before any;

For so the Lord says to me,

“As the lion or the young lion growls over his prey,
And though a large group of shepherds is called out against him
He will not be terrified at their voice nor cringe at their noise,
So the Lord of hosts will come down to wage war on Mount Zion and on its hill.”


The lion [of Assyria] tore enough for his cubs (Assyrian citizens),
Killed [enough prey] for his lionesses,
And filled his lairs with prey
And his dens with torn flesh.