“For thus hath the Lord spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.”
For thus the LORD has said to me: 'As the lion growls over his prey, and when a band of shepherds is called together against him he is not frightened by their voice or disturbed by their noise, so the LORD of hosts will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its hill, establishing that God will defend Jerusalem with the fierce and irresistible power of a lion, unintimidated by opposition or superior numbers. The lion growling over its prey suggests fierce protection and the claim of possession. The undaunted response to shepherds suggests that no human opposition can divert God from God's purposes. The descent of God on Mount Zion suggests the manifestation of God's protective presence at the seat of God's authority. The oracle shifts from condemnation of reliance on Egypt to affirmation of God's willingness to defend Zion directly.
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