Bilangan 23:24
Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
Context
This verse from Bilangan Chapter 23 connects to 10 cross-references. Balaam offers sacrifices from three locations and speaks oracles, but each time God replaces the expected curse with a blessing over Israel. The first oracle proclaims Israel's separateness and multiplicity; the second declares God does not change purposes and that …
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Behold, the people riseth up as a lioness, And as a lion doth he lift himself up: He shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, And drink the blood of the slain.
Lo, the people as a lioness riseth, And as a lion he lifteth himself up, He lieth not down till he eateth prey, And blood of pierced ones doth drink.'
See, Israel comes up like a she-lion, lifting himself up like a lion: he will take no rest till he has made a meal of those he has overcome, drinking the blood of those he has put to death.
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