30:30

30a a lion, mighty among beasts,

30b refusing to retreat before anything;

30:30a

a lion, mighty among beasts: In Hebrew, the word mighty normally refers to a hero or brave warrior. In this context it describes a lion’s strength and bravery compared to other animals. Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

the lion, bravest of beasts (New Jerusalem Bible)
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the lion, which is mightiest among wild animals (New Revised Standard Version)

30:30b

refusing to retreat before anything: This phrase means that a lion is not afraid of anything and will not run away from anything. Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

and runs from nothing (New Century Version)
-or-
and afraid of none (Good News Translation)
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who won’t turn aside for anything (New Living Translation (2004))

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