Isaiah 31:4
For thus hath the Lord spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 37:35 explicitly promises to defend Jerusalem, fulfilling the same protective purpose as the lion-like descent in Isaiah 31:4.
Isaiah 37:36 records the angel striking the Assyrian camp, showing the actual execution of God’s lion-like defense of Zion.
Isaiah 42:13 depicts God as a warrior shouting and showing might, mirroring the Lord’s fierce battle on Mount Zion.
Isaiah 5:29 uses lion roar for the Assyrian enemy, while here God is the lion — a deliberate contrast of the same metaphor.
Isaiah 38:6 directly promises God will defend Jerusalem from Assyria, the same historical deliverance pictured here with lion imagery.
Numbers 24:9 describes Israel crouching like a lion, directly paralleling the lion guarding its prey in Isaiah 31:4.
Jeremiah 50:44 uses the same lion-from-thicket metaphor for God's unstoppable judgment, echoing Isaiah's lion imagery.
Hosea 11:10 says the Lord will roar like a lion to gather his people, matching the lion imagery of divine power in Isaiah 31:4.
Amos 3:8 uses the same lion-roar metaphor: God's voice demands a response, echoing the Lord’s unstoppable power on Zion.
2 Chronicles 32:22 records God's deliverance from Sennacherib, fulfilling the promise of protection in Isaiah 31:4.
Numbers 23:24 compares Israel to a lion rising to devour prey, using the same animal imagery but for the people.
Amos 3:12 depicts a shepherd rescuing prey from a lion, opposite to this verse where shepherds cannot frighten the lion — a contrast of the same imagery.
Revelation 10:3 describes a mighty angel roaring like a lion, echoing the divine lion roar of God defending His people in this verse.