Job

Job 4:10–11

¹⁰The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl,

yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.

¹¹The old lion perishes for lack of prey,

and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The lion	אַ֭רְיֵה	’ar·yêh	Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
may roar	שַׁאֲגַ֣ת	ša·’ă·ḡaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7581 roaring
and the fierce lion	שָׁ֑חַל	šā·ḥal	Noun - masculine singular	H7826 lion
may growl	וְק֣וֹל	wə·qō·wl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
yet the teeth	וְשִׁנֵּ֖י	wə·šin·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc	H8127 tooth, ivory
of the young lions	כְפִירִ֣ים	ḵə·p̄î·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3715 young lion
are broken	נִתָּֽעוּ׃	nit·tā·‘ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5421 break, break down, or out

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The old lion	לַ֭יִשׁ	la·yiš	Noun - masculine singular	H3918 lion
perishes	אֹבֵ֣ד	’ō·ḇêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6 perish
for lack	מִבְּלִי־	mib·bə·lî-	Preposition-m; Adverb	H1097 wearing out
of prey	טָ֑רֶף	ṭā·rep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H2964 prey, food; leaf
and the cubs	וּבְנֵ֥י	ū·ḇə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of the lioness	לָ֝בִ֗יא	lā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular	H3833 lioness
are scattered	יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃	yiṯ·pā·rā·ḏū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6504 divide

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 4:10 Psalm 58:6 · Psalm 57:4 · Proverbs 30:14 · Psalm 3:7

Job 4:11 Psalm 34:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.