10 Bible Verses about Crouching

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Numbers 24:9

He crouches, he lies down like a lion
or a lioness—who dares to rouse him?
Those who bless you will be blessed,
and those who curse you will be cursed.

Genesis 4:7

If you do what is right, won’t you be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.”

Genesis 49:9

Judah is a young lion—
my son, you return from the kill.
He crouches; he lies down like a lion
or a lioness—who dares to rouse him?

Ezekiel 19:2

and say:

What was your mother? A lioness!
She lay down among the lions;
she reared her cubs among the young lions.

Job 39:3

They crouch down to give birth to their young;
they deliver their newborn.

John 20:5

Stooping down, he saw the linen cloths lying there, yet he did not go in.

John 20:11

But Mary stood outside facing the tomb, crying. As she was crying, she stooped to look into the tomb.

Luke 24:12

Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. When he stooped to look in, he saw only the linen cloths. So he went home, amazed at what had happened.

Isaiah 46:1

Bel crouches; Nebo cowers.
Their idols are consigned to beasts and cattle.
The images you carry are loaded,
as a burden for the weary animal.

Isaiah 10:4

There will be nothing to do
except crouch among the prisoners
or fall among the slain.
In all this, His anger is not removed,
and His hand is still raised to strike.

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