6 occurrences

'Prey' in the Bible

With a roar like a lion, they snarl, and like young lions, they growl; they seize their prey and then carry it off, with no one to rescue.

Verse ConceptsHunting

And they will all be left for birds of prey that live on the mountains and for wild animals. Birds of prey will pass the summer feeding on them, and all the wild animals will pass the winter feeding on them.

Verse ConceptsBirds, Types Of BirdsSummerBirds Of Prey

For this is what the LORD told me: "Just as a lion or a young lion growls over his objects of prey, even when a whole band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not alarmed at their shouting or disturbed by their clamor so the LORD of the Heavenly Armies will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and on its hill.

Verse ConceptsNoiseShepherds, As Kings And LeadersStock Keeping

But this is a people who have been robbed and plundered, all of them trapped in pits or hidden away in prisons. They have become prey, with no one to rescue them; they have been made loot, with no one to say, "Send them back!'

Verse ConceptsPlunderingRescueTrapPrisonscredibilityjail

I am calling a bird of prey from the east, and from a far country a man with his purpose. Indeed, I've spoken; I will certainly make it happen; I've planned it; and I will certainly carry it out.

Verse ConceptseastPlansBirds, Figurative UseOut Of The EastBirds Of PreyPeople From Far AwayBirdsEclipse

Truth is missing, and whoever turns away from evil becomes a prey." "Then the LORD looked, and it displeased him that there was no justice.

Verse ConceptsHuntingDivine DispleasureDispleasureGod Paid Attention To ThemMissing Someoneshunning

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