Thematic Bible: Of a ruler's anger


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

Israel is a stray lamb, chased by lions.
The first who devoured him was the king of Assyria;
the last one who crushed his bones
was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.
Verse Conceptsdispersion, theIn Danger From Lions

A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Verse ConceptsCivil authoritiesdewGrassRageFavorSmilingwrath

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.
Verse ConceptsRescuePeople Torn To PiecesGod Like A LionLike CreaturesNo One Can Save

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