Isaiah 5:29
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Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away from deliverance.
In other translations
Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away from deliverance.
Hebrew words
שְׁאָגָהshe'agahroaringH7581לוֹloof itכַּלָּבִיאkalavi'[is] like <the> lionH3833יִשְׁאַגyisha'agit will roarH7580כַּכְּפִירִיםkakefirimlike <the> young lionsH3715וְיִנְהֹםveyinhomso it may growlH5098וְיֹאחֵזveyochezand it may seizeH270טֶרֶףterefpreyH2964וְיַפְלִיטveyaflitso it may carry [it] offH6403וְאֵיןve'einand there notH369מַצִּיל׃matzil[is] a delivererH5337
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