Isaiah 5:29

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.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 31:4 Parallel

Isaiah 31:4 also uses the image of a lion growling over prey to depict the LORD's protection—same metaphor.

Isaiah 42:22 describes Israel as prey with none to deliver—exactly the outcome of the lion's attack described here in 5:29.

Isaiah 49:24 asks if prey can be taken from the mighty—directly challenging the hopeless 'none shall deliver' of 5:29, opening the possibility of divine rescue.

Isaiah 49:25 promises God will deliver the prey from the terrible—direct contrast to the invincible lion of 5:29 that seizes prey with no deliverance.

Jeremiah 49:19 also uses a lion coming up from the Jordan, but there God makes it flee—contrasting with the unstoppable lion here that no one can deliver from.

Zechariah 11:3 also mentions the roaring of young lions in a context of destruction—the 'pride of Jordan' spoiled echoes the lion's prey being carried away.

Micah 5:8 Allusion

Micah 5:8 closely parallels this wording: 'like a young lion… tears in pieces, none to deliver' — but for Israel's remnant.

Hosea 11:10 Contrast

Hosea 11:10 applies the lion's roar to God calling His people home—in contrast, here the roar is from the enemy carrying them away.

Jeremiah 50:17 identifies the lions as Assyria and Babylon who devoured Israel—exactly the lion-like invader described here carrying away prey.

Jeremiah 4:7 also uses a lion to depict the invading army that devastates the land—same prophetic image of judgment through a lion-like conqueror.

Numbers 24:9 describes Israel as a lion whom none dare rouse—here, that same lion imagery is reversed: the invader now is the lion preying on Israel.

Hosea 5:14 Allusion

Hosea 5:14 has God as a lion tearing and carrying off with none to rescue — identical phrasing but applied to God.

Hosea 13:8 Parallel

Hosea 13:8 describes God devouring like a lion and tearing — another divine judgment using lion predation.

Jeremiah 2:15 has lions roaring against Israel, making land waste — directly echoing the Assyrian invasion imagery.

Nahum 2:11 Parallel

Nahum 2:13 declares God against Nineveh, cutting off its young lions and prey — same lion imagery for Assyria now judged.

Revelation 13:2 gives the beast a lion's mouth, symbolizing predatory power — similar to the devouring lion imagery in Isaiah.

Revelation 9:17 describes locusts with heads like lions, part of divine judgment — echoing the lion-like invaders in Isaiah.

1 Peter 5:8 Parallel

1 Peter 5:8 uses the same 'roaring lion' imagery for Satan, an adversary seeking to devour — mirroring the threatening enemy in Isaiah.

Psalm 50:22 Parallel

Psalm 50:22 threatens God tearing apart with no deliverer — same lion-like predation but applied to God's judgment.

Revelation 10:3 depicts an angel roaring like a lion — a powerful sound parallel to the roaring of the enemy in Isaiah.

Amos 3:8 Parallel

Amos 3:8 uses the lion's roar as an image of the Lord's irresistible word—here the roar is of the invader, but both evoke inevitable fear.