30A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any;
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Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he eat of the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.
And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 29-33)Here is, I. An enumeration of four things which are majestic and stately in their going, which look great:—1. A lion , the king of beasts, because strongest among beasts . Among beasts it is strength that gives the pre-eminence, but it is a pity that it should do so among men, whose wisdom is their honour, not their strength and force . The lion turns not away , nor alters his pace, for fear of an…
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