<t /><p class="poetry">He will roar like a lion,p> <p class="poetry">and they will follow the <sc>Lordsc>;p> <p class="poetry">when he roars,p> <p class="poetry">his children will come trembling<n id="1" /> from the west.p>

<p class="poetry">The lions roar for prey,p> <p class="poetry">seeking their food from God.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">The Babylonians are all like lions roaring for prey.p> <p class="poetry">They are like lion cubs growling for something to eat.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">They<n id="1" /> open their mouths to devour me<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">like a roaring lion that rips its prey.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">I am numb with pain and severely battered;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Your enemies roar<n id="1" /> in the middle of your sanctuary;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">they set up their battle flags.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="bodytext">&#8220;Then, Jeremiah,<n id="1" /> make the following prophecy<n id="2" /> against them:p> <p class="poetry">&#8216;Like a lion about to attack,<n id="3" /> the <sc>Lordsc> will roar from the heights of heaven;p> <p class="poetry">from his holy dwelling on high he will roar loudly.p> <p class="poetry">He will roar mightily against his land.<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">He will shout in triumph like those stomping juice from the grapes<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">against all those who live on the earth.p>

<p class="poetry">After that a voice roars;p> <p class="poetry">he thunders with an exalted voice,p> <p class="poetry">and he does not hold back his lightning bolts<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">when his voice is heard.p>

<p class="poetry">Their roar is like a lion&#8217;s;p> <p class="poetry">they roar like young lions.p> <p class="poetry">They growl and seize their prey;p> <p class="poetry">they drag it away and no one can come to the rescue.p>

<p class="poetry">Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him;p> <p class="poetry">they raise their voices in triumph.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">They have laid his land waste;p> <p class="poetry">his cities have been burned down and deserted.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">A lion has roared!<n id="1" /> Who is not afraid?p> <p class="poetry">The sovereign <sc>Lordsc> has spoken! Who can refuse to prophesy?<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">Her princes<n id="1" /> are as fierce as roaring lions;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">her rulers<n id="3" /> are as hungry as wolves in the desert,<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">who completely devour their prey by morning.<n id="5" />p>

<p class="bodytext">Samson went down to Timnah. When he approached<n id="1" /> the vineyards of Timnah, he saw a roaring young lion attacking him.<n id="2" />

Her princes<n id="1" /> 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<n id="2" /> within it.

<p class="poetry">The <sc>Lordsc> roars from Zion;p> <p class="poetry">from Jerusalem<n id="1" /> his voice bellows out.<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">The heavens<n id="3" /> and the earth shake.p> <p class="poetry">But the <sc>Lordsc> is a refuge for his people;p> <p class="poetry">he is a stronghold for the citizens<n id="4" /> of Israel.p>

<t /><p class="poetry">Amos<n id="1" /> said:p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;The <sc>Lordsc> comes roaring<n id="2" /> out of Zion;p> <p class="poetry">from Jerusalem<n id="3" /> he comes bellowing!<n id="4" />p> <p class="poetry">The shepherds&#8217; pastures wilt;<n id="5" />p> <p class="poetry">the summit of Carmel<n id="6" /> withers.&#8221;<n id="7" />p>

<p class="poetry">Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey?<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?p>