KJV King James Version
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
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Job 4:10
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.
WEB World English Bible
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
ASV American Standard Version
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
The roaring of a lion, And the voice of a fierce lion, And teeth of young lions have been broken.
Surrounding context — Job 4
7 Remember, I pray thee, who [ever] perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad.
12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
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Psalm 58:6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.Psalm 3:7Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies [upon] the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.Psalm 57:4My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.Proverbs 30:14[There is] a generation, whose teeth [are as] swords, and their jaw teeth [as] knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.Job 29:17And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.Job 5:15But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
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