No lion will be there, and no vicious beast will go up on it. Such will not be found there, but the redeemed will walk upon it.
Parallel translations
- WEB No lion will be there, nor will any ravenous animal go up on it. They will not be found there; but the redeemed will walk there.
- KJV No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
- NKJV No lion shall be there, Nor shall any ravenous beast go up on it; It shall not be found there. But the redeemed shall walk there,
- NASB No lion will be there, Nor will any vicious animal go up on it; They will not be found there. But the redeemed will walk there,
- NLT Lions will not lurk along its course, nor any other ferocious beasts. There will be no other dangers. Only the redeemed will walk on it.
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Quick answer
No predator or danger threatens this road; only the redeemed will walk it safely.
Overview
The Holy Way is free of lions and ravenous beasts, guaranteeing the safety of those God has ransomed. The absence of danger emphasizes the security of God's saving path. It assures believers that the way of salvation is kept safe by God himself, leading his redeemed people securely home.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Ezek 34:25I will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.
- Isa 62:12And they will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of The LORD; and you will be called Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.
- Isa 30:6This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people of no profit to them.
- Isa 11:6–9The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat; the calf and young lion and fatling will be together, and a little child will lead them.
- Exod 15:13With loving devotion You will lead the people You have redeemed; with Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.
- Isa 63:4For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come.
- Hos 2:18On that day I will make a covenant for them with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the creatures that crawl on the ground. And I will abolish bow and sword and weapons of war in the land, and will make them lie down in safety.
- Lev 26:6And I will give peace to the land, and you will lie down with nothing to fear. I will rid the land of dangerous animals, and no sword will pass through your land.
- Ps 107:2Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy
- Isa 65:25The wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox, but the food of the serpent will be dust. They will neither harm nor destroy on all My holy mountain,” says the LORD.
- 1 Pet 1:18For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
- Titus 2:14He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
- Rev 20:1–3Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain.
- Gal 3:13Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
- Rev 5:9And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
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