Job 4:11 “The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness ar…”

Job 4:11

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.

World English Bible

The old lion perishes for lack of prey. The cubs of the lioness are scattered abroad.

American Standard Version

The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.

Geneva Bible 1599

The Lyon perisheth for lacke of pray, and the Lyons whelpes are scattered abroade.

Darby Translation

The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the whelps of the lioness are scattered.

Young's Literal Translation

An old lion is perishing without prey, And the whelps of the lioness do separate.

Bible in Basic English

The old lion comes to his end for need of food, and the young of the she-lion go wandering in all directions.

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Cross references

“old lion”

Job 38:39 Genesis 49:9 Numbers 23:24 Numbers 24:9 Psalm 7:2 Jeremiah 4:7

Job 38:39 · BSB

Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions

Genesis 49:9 · BSB

Judah is a young lion— my son, you return from the prey. Like a lion he crouches and lies down; like a lioness, who dares to rouse him?

Numbers 23:24 · BSB

Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”

Numbers 24:9 · BSB

He crouches, he lies down like a lion, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”

Psalm 7:2 · BSB

or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.

Jeremiah 4:7 · BSB

A lion has gone up from his thicket, and a destroyer of nations has set out. He has left his lair to lay waste your land. Your cities will be reduced to ruins and lie uninhabited.

“perisheth”

Psalm 34:10

Psalm 34:10 · BSB

Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

“the stout”

Job 1:19 Job 8:3 Job 8:4 Job 27:14 Job 27:15

Job 1:19 · BSB

when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

Job 8:3 · BSB

Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

Job 8:4 · BSB

When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.

Job 27:14 · BSB

Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.

Job 27:15 · BSB

His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.

12Now a word came to me secretly; my ears caught a whisper of it.

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