Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Thus saith the Lord: As if a shepherd should get out of the lion's mouth two legs, or the tip of the ear: so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria, in a place of a bed, and in the couch of Damascus. As the. 1 Samuel 17:34-37 And David said to Saul: Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, or a bear, and took a ram out of the midst of the flock: . . . Isaiah 31:4 For thus saith the Lord to me: Like as the lion roareth, and the lions whelp upon his prey, and when a multitude of shepherds shall come against him, he will not fear at their voice, nor be afraid of their multitude: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight upon mount Sion, and upon the hill thereof. taketh. Amos 9:2,3 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar, and he said: Strike the hinges, and let the lintels be shook: for there is covetousness in the head of them all, and I will slay the last of them with the sword: there shall be no flight for them: they shall flee, and he that shall flee of them shall not be delivered. . . . 1 Kings 20:30 And they that remained fled to Aphec, into the city: and the wall fell upon seven and twenty thousand men, that were left. And Benadad fleeing, went into the city, into a chamber that was within a chamber. 1 Kings 22:25 And Micheas said: Thou shalt see in the day when thou shalt go into a chamber within a chamber to hide thyself. Isaiah 8:4 For before the child know to call his father and his mother, the strength of Damascus, and the spoils of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of the Assyrians. Isaiah 17:1-4 The burden of Damascus. Behold Damascus shall cease to be a city, and shall be as a ruinous heap of stones. . . . Romans 11:4,5 But what saith the divine answer to him? I have left me seven thousand men that have not bowed their knees to Baal. . . . in Damascus in a couch. 1 Kings 20:34 And he said to him: The cities which my father took from thy father, I will restore: and do thou make thee streets in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria and having made a league, I will depart from thee. So he made a league with him, and let him go. 2 Kings 16:9 And he agreed to his desire: for the king of the Assyrians went up against Damascus, and laid it waste: and he carried away the inhabitants thereof to Cyrene; but Rasin he slew. Context Witnesses Against Israel…11Therefore thus saith the Lord God: The land shall be in tribulation, and shall be compassed about: and thy strength shall be taken away from thee, and thy houses shall be spoiled. 12Thus saith the Lord: As if a shepherd should get out of the lion's mouth two legs, or the tip of the ear: so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria, in a place of a bed, and in the couch of Damascus.13Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the Lord the God of hosts:… Cross References 1 Samuel 17:34 And David said to Saul: Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, or a bear, and took a ram out of the midst of the flock: 1 Samuel 17:35 And I pursued after them, and struck them, and delivered it out of their mouth: and they rose up against me, and I caught them by the throat, and I strangled, and killed them. Esther 1:6 And there were hung up on every side sky coloured, and green, and violet hangings, fastened with cords of silk, and of purple, which were put into rings of ivory, and were held up with marble pillars. The beds also were of gold and silver, placed in order upon a floor paved with porphyry and white marble: which was embellished with painting of wonderful variety. Esther 7:8 And when the king came back out of the garden set with trees, and entered into the place of the banquet, he found Aman was fallen upon the bed on which Esther lay, and he said: He will force the queen also in my presence, in my own house. The word was not yet gone out of the king's mouth, and immediately they covered his face. Psalm 132:3 If I shall enter into the tabernacle of my house: if I shall go up into the bed wherein I lie: Amos 6:4 You that sleep upon beds of ivory, and are wanton on your couches: that eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the herd; Amos 9:8 Are not you as the children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel, saith the Lord? did not I bring up Israel, out of the land of Egypt: and the Philistines out of Cappadocia, and the Syrians out of Cyrene? Lexicon This is whatכֹּה֮ (kōh) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3541: Like this, thus, here, now the LORD יְהוָה֒ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel says: אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “As כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the shepherd הָרֹעֶ֜ה (hā·rō·‘eh) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7462: To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with snatches יַצִּ֨יל (yaṣ·ṣîl) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver from the mouth מִפִּ֧י (mip·pî) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to of the lion הָאֲרִ֛י (hā·’ă·rî) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 738: A lion two שְׁתֵּ֥י (šə·tê) Number - fdc Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number) legs כְרָעַ֖יִם (ḵə·rā·‘a·yim) Noun - fd Strong's Hebrew 3767: The leg, of men, locusts or א֣וֹ (’ōw) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 176: Desire, if a piece בְדַל־ (ḇə·ḏal-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 915: A piece, severed piece of an ear, אֹ֑זֶן (’ō·zen) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 241: Broadness, the ear so כֵּ֣ן (kên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus the Israelites בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son dwelling הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ (hay·yō·šə·ḇîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in Samaria בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן (bə·šō·mə·rō·wn) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel will be snatched away יִנָּצְל֞וּ (yin·nā·ṣə·lū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver with the corner בִּפְאַ֥ת (bip̄·’aṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6285: Mouth, direction, region, extremity of a bed מִטָּ֖ה (miṭ·ṭāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4296: A bed, for, sleeping, eating, a sofa, litter, bier or the cushion וּבִדְמֶ֥שֶׁק (ū·ḇiḏ·me·šeq) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1833: Perhaps silk of a couch. עָֽרֶשׂ׃ (‘ā·reś) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6210: A couch, divan Additional Translations This is what the LORD says: “As the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so the Israelites dwelling in Samaria will be snatched away with the corner of a bed or the cushion of a couch.Thus said the LORD; As the shepherd takes out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch. Thus saith Jehovah: As the shepherd rescueth out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be rescued that sit in Samaria in the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed. Thus saith the Lord; As when a shepherd rescues from the mouth of a lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so shall be drawn forth the children of Israel who dwell in Samaria in the presence of a foreign tribe, and in Damascus. Thus saith Jehovah: Like as the shepherd rescueth out of the jaw of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be rescued that sit in Samaria in the corner of a couch, and upon the damask of a bed. Thus saith the LORD: As the shepherd rescueth out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be rescued that sit in Samaria in the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed. Thus saith the LORD: As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch. Thus says Yahweh: "As the shepherd rescues out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear, so shall the children of Israel be rescued who sit in Samaria on the corner of a couch, and on the silken cushions of a bed." Thus said Jehovah: As the shepherd delivereth from the lion's mouth Two legs, or a piece of an ear, So delivered are the sons of Israel, Who are sitting in Samaria on the corner of a bed, And in Damascus on that of a couch. 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