Study it in the app“For I will be like a fierce lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah; I, I will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there will be no one to rescue.”
ForכִּיIאָנֹכִיwill be like a fierce lionכַשַּׁחַלto Ephraim,לְאֶפְרַיִםand like a young lionוְכַכְּפִירto the houseלְבֵיתof Judah;יְהוּדָהI,אֲנִיIאֲנִיwill tearאֶטְרֹףand go away;וְאֵלֵךְI will carry off,אֶשָּׂאand there will be noוְאֵיןone to rescue.מַצִּיל
lion
A lion; one of several Hebrew words for this animal, presenting it as fierce.
Where else “shachal” appearsEphraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appearsyoung lion
A young, strong lion.
Where else “kefir” appearsdynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “vet” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearstear
To tear prey apart with claws and teeth, as a wild beast does.
Where else “etrof” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “elech” appearscarry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “esa” appearsrescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “matsil” appears13And Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound; and Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to King Jareb; but he cannot heal you, and he will not cure you of your wound.
14 · This verse (above)
15I will go away, I will return to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face; in their distress they will seek me earnestly.
