41 occurrences

'Prey' in the Bible

When birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

Verse ConceptsDriving Out AnimalsEating CorpsesBirds Of PreyBirdsdistractions

You are a lion's cub, Judah, from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches and lies down like a lion; like a lioness -- who will rouse him?

Verse ConceptsHuntingLions, Figurative Use OfLionsYoung AnimalVigourCrouchingLike Creatures

Benjamin is a ravenous wolf; in the morning devouring the prey, and in the evening dividing the plunder."

Verse ConceptsWolvesIn The MorningDividing PlunderFierce Men

Indeed, the people will rise up like a lioness, and like a lion raises himself up; they will not lie down until they eat their prey, and drink the blood of the slain."

Verse ConceptsHuntingDeterminationCreatures Drinking BloodLike CreaturesAnimals Eating

The mighty lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

Verse ConceptsHuntingNo Food

They glide by like reed boats, like an eagle that swoops down on its prey.

Verse ConceptsHuntingEaglesPapyrusShipsBoats

a hidden path no bird of prey knows -- no falcon's eye has spotted it.

Verse ConceptsVulturesFalconsUnknown ThingsBirds

I broke the fangs of the wicked, and made him drop his prey from his teeth.

Verse ConceptsTeethDentistryBreaking TeethIndividuals Saving Others

"Do you hunt prey for the lioness, and satisfy the appetite of the lions,

Verse ConceptsHuntingGod Feeds All The Earth

From there it spots its prey, its eyes gaze intently from a distance.

Verse ConceptsGood Things From Far Away

He is like a lion that wants to tear its prey to bits, like a young lion crouching in hidden places.

Verse ConceptsHuntingLionsWicked Described AsPeople Torn To PiecesLike CreaturesGreed

You shine brightly and reveal your majesty, as you descend from the hills where you killed your prey.

Verse ConceptsLight, SpiritualPrayer, And WorshipExcellence

Their roar is like a lion's; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they drag it away and no one can come to the rescue.

Verse ConceptsHunting

At that time they will growl over their prey, it will sound like sea waves crashing against rocks. One will look out over the land and see the darkness of disaster, clouds will turn the light into darkness.

Verse ConceptsDarkness, And God's JudgmentBlackSeaColors, BlackRoar Of NationsOvertaken By DarknessSea, Metaphorical ReferencesEclipse

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.

Verse ConceptsNoiseShepherds, As Kings And LeadersStock Keeping

The people I call my own attack me like birds of prey or like hyenas. But other birds of prey are all around them. Let all the nations gather together like wild beasts. Let them come and destroy these people I call my own.

Verse ConceptsBirds, Figurative UseBirds, Types Of BirdsAnimals Eating PeopleBirds Of PreyBlemished CreaturesBirds

The Babylonians are all like lions roaring for prey. They are like lion cubs growling for something to eat.

Verse ConceptsBabylonLionsLike Creatures

(Dalet) To me he is like a bear lying in ambush, like a hidden lion stalking its prey.

Verse ConceptsLionsGod Like A LionAmbushLike Creatureslieing

I will tear off your headbands and rescue my people from your power; they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Verse ConceptsGod Stripping PeopleGod Saving From Enemiesmagic

She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.

Verse ConceptsAnimals Eating People

He walked about among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.

Verse ConceptsHuntingAnimals Eating People

Her princes within her are like a roaring lion tearing its prey; they have devoured lives. They take away riches and valuable things; they have made many women widows within it.

Verse ConceptsConspiraciesHuntingWidowsPeople Torn To PiecesLike CreaturesJudged As MurderersTaking PossessionConspiracy

Her officials are like wolves in her midst rending their prey -- shedding blood and destroying lives -- so they can get dishonest profit.

Verse ConceptsWicked RulersRulers, WickedSheddingPeople Torn To PiecesWolvesJudged As Murderers

As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, my sheep have become prey and have become food for all the wild beasts. There was no shepherd, and my shepherds did not search for my flock, but fed themselves and did not feed my sheep,

Verse ConceptsSelfishnessAnimals Eating PeopleFeeding AnimalsNot Seeking PeopleNo One Available

I will save my sheep; they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.

Verse ConceptsGod Saves The Needy

They will no longer be prey for the nations and the wild beasts will not devour them. They will live securely and no one will make them afraid.

Verse ConceptsAnimals Eating PeopleFreed From FearGod Will Keep Safe

therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the sovereign Lord: This is what the sovereign Lord says to the mountains and hills, the ravines and valleys, and to the desolate ruins and the abandoned cities that have become prey and an object of derision to the rest of the nations round about --

Verse ConceptsArchaeologyCities Under AttackAbandoning ThingsThe Mountains Of Israel

therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: Surely I have spoken in the fire of my zeal against the rest of the nations, and against all Edom, who with great joy and utter contempt have made my land their property and prey, because of its pasture.'

Verse ConceptsMotives, Examples OfNationalismConquestFire Of God's AngerRejoicing In EvilTaking Possession

For a nation has invaded our land. There are so many of them they are too numerous to count. Their teeth are like those of a lion; they tear apart their prey like a lioness.

Verse ConceptsBitingNationalismTeethGod Is GraciousCreatures Like LionsMany CreaturesNations Attacking Israel

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?

Verse ConceptsHunting

Those survivors from Jacob will live among the nations, in the midst of many peoples. They will be like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which attacks when it passes through; it rips its prey and there is no one to stop it.

Verse ConceptsForestsRescueAnimals Torn To PiecesTrampling AnimalsSurvivors FavouredNo One Can Save

You will eat, but not be satisfied. Even if you have the strength to overtake some prey, you will not be able to carry it away; if you do happen to carry away something, I will deliver it over to the sword.

Verse ConceptsdissatisfactionSatisfactionStomachsThriftBirth Not Being PossibleFamine ComingGod Will Kill His PeopleFamine Will ComeStaying Strong And Not Giving UpBeing ContentSaving Moneyhungerpreservation

The lion tore apart as much prey as his cubs needed and strangled prey to provide food for his lionesses; he filled his lairs with prey and his dens with torn flesh.

Verse ConceptsHuntingAnimals Torn To PiecesFilling HousesPeople In Caves

"I am against you!" declares the Lord who commands armies: "I will burn your chariots with fire; the sword will devour your young lions; you will no longer prey upon the land; the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard."

Verse ConceptsChariotsSmokeCessationDestroying ChariotsKilling Wild AnimalsDeliverance From Lions

Their horses are faster than leopards and more alert than wolves in the desert. Their horses gallop, their horses come a great distance; like a vulture they swoop down quickly to devour their prey.

Verse ConceptsHorsesLeopardWingsBirds, Types Of BirdsRiding HorsesSpeedEaglesWolvesPeople From Far AwayThose Flying

Her princes are as fierce as roaring lions; her rulers are as hungry as wolves in the desert, who completely devour their prey by morning.

Verse ConceptsLionsWolvesIn The Morning

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