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Job 4:10

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “The roaring of the lion and the voice of the [fierce] lion, And the teeth of the young lions are broken.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— The roar of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— [Notwithstanding] the roaring of the lion, and the noise of the howling lion, yet, the teeth of the fierce lions, are broken:
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— The roaring of a lion, And the voice of a fierce lion, And teeth of young lions have been broken.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, and the teeth of the whelps of lions, are broken:
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— The roaring of the Lion, and the voyce of the Lionesse, ? the teeth of the Lions whelpes are broken.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— The roaring of the Lyon, and the voice of the fierce Lyon, and the teeth of the yong Lyons are broken.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the young lion are silenced, and the teeth of the lions are broken.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— The strength of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, and the exulting cry of serpents are quenched.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
The roaring 7581
{7581} Prime
שְׁאָגָה
sh@agah
{sheh-aw-gaw'}
From H7580; a rumbling or moan.
of the lion, 738
{0738} Prime
אַרִי
'ariy
{ar-ee'}
From H0717 (in the sense of violence); a lion.
and the voice 6963
{6963} Prime
קוֹל
qowl
{kole}
From an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.
of the fierce lion, 7826
{7826} Prime
שַׁחַל
shachal
{shakh'-al}
From an unused root probably meaning to roar; a lion (from his characteristic roar).
and the teeth 8127
{8127} Prime
שֵׁן
shen
{shane}
From H8150; a tooth (as sharp); specifically (for H8143) ivory; figuratively a cliff.
of the young lions, 3715
{3715} Prime
כְּפִיר
k@phiyr
{kef-eer'}
From H3722; a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane).
are broken. 5421
{5421} Prime
נָתַע
natha`
{naw-thah'}
For H5422; to tear out.
z8738
<8738> Grammar
Stem - Niphal (See H8833)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 1429
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Job 4:10-11

_ _ lion — that is, wicked men, upon whom Eliphaz wished to show that calamities come in spite of their various resources, just as destruction comes on the lion in spite of his strength (Psalms 58:6; 2 Timothy 4:17). Five different Hebrew terms here occur for “lion.” The raging of the lion (the tearer), and the roaring of the bellowing lion and the teeth of the young lions, not whelps, but grown up enough to hunt for prey. The strong lion, the whelps of the lioness (not the stout lion, as in English Version) [Barnes and Umbreit]. The various phases of wickedness are expressed by this variety of terms: obliquely, Job, his wife, and children, may be hinted at by the lion, lioness, and whelps. The one verb, “are broken,” does not suit both subjects; therefore, supply “the roaring of the bellowing lion is silenced.” The strong lion dies of want at last, and the whelps, torn from the mother, are scattered, and the race becomes extinct.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Job 4:7-11.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Job 4:10

The roaring — Nor can they escape, even were they strong as lions, yea, as the strongest and fiercest of them. Broken — Which is true literally; the lions when taken having most commonly their teeth broken, as ancient and modern writers relate. But this is meant of powerful tyrants, who are fitly compared to lions, Ezekiel 32:2, Ezekiel 38:13, who though for a time they persecute and oppress other men, yet in due time they are restrained, and broken, and crushed in pieces by the mighty power of God. Possibly he may secretly accuse Job, or his children, that being persons of great wealth and power, they had abused it to ruin their neighbours, and therefore were justly cut off.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

Job 4:10

The roaring of the (g) lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

(g) Though men according to their office do not punish tyrants (whom for their cruelty he compares to lions, and their children to their whelps) yet God is able and his justice will punish them.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
the teeth:

Job 29:17 And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
Psalms 3:7 Arise, O LORD; save me, O my God: for thou hast smitten all mine enemies [upon] the cheek bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.
Psalms 57:4 My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalms 58:6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
Proverbs 30:14 [There is] a generation, whose teeth [are as] swords, and their jaw teeth [as] knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from [among] men.
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Jb 29:17. Ps 3:7; 57:4; 58:6. Pv 30:14.

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