Bible Strands
Job 4:10
The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Eliphaz addresses Job, continuing his discourse on divine judgment immediately after describing how God’s breath and anger consume the wicked.
The words — שַׁאֲגָת (sha.'a.Gat) means “roaring,” and נִתְעוּ (ni.Ta.'u) means “are broken out” or destroyed.
The thread — The motif of shattered teeth appears in Psalms 58:6 and 3:7, where divine action breaks the fangs of the wicked.
Why it lands — The text states that even the most powerful predators lose their ability to threaten, asking the reader to recognize that earthly strength is ultimately subject to God’s judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
Cross-references
- Psalms 58:6 O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
- Psalms 3:7 Arise, O LORD! Save me, O my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
- Psalms 57:4 My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
- Proverbs 30:14 there is a generation whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are knives, devouring the oppressed from the earth and the needy from among men.
- Job 5:15 He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
- Job 29:17 I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.