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

The lions roar for prey, seeking their food from God.

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

There is the roaring of the lion and the growling of the young lion, but the teeth of the young lions are broken.

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

O Lord, how long are you going to just stand there and watch this? Rescue me from their destructive attacks; guard my life from the young lions!

You will subdue a lion and a snake; you will trample underfoot a young lion and a serpent.

A king’s wrath is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

The king’s terrifying anger is like the roar of a lion; whoever provokes him sins against himself.

The wicked person flees when there is no one pursuing, but the righteous person is as confident as a lion.

Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

O God, break the teeth in their mouths! Smash the jawbones of the lions, O Lord!

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.

Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste; his cities have been burned down and deserted.

and say: “‘What a lioness was your mother among the lions! She lay among young lions; she reared her cubs.

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

“‘When she realized that she waited in vain, her hope was lost. She took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.

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

Samson went down to Timnah. When he approached the vineyards of Timnah, he saw a roaring young lion attacking him.

Sanballat and Geshem sent word to me saying, “Come on! Let’s set up a time to meet together at Kephirim in the plain of Ono.” Now they intended to do me harm.