Chap. 4. An Expofition upen the Book of J O L. Verf. 9, This Eliphaz goes ou to thew,in the tenth and eleventh vcrEs, and therefore takes his intiance, from thole creatures which are mightica, which are firougcft, The rearing of the Lyon, and she voyce of the fierce Lyon, and the teeth of the young Lyon are broken the old Lyonperifhethfor want of prey, and the Jtoet Lyaisi whelps are fBattered abroad. t! eo;aurrnemina The exprdlìons are very various. Here are five words in thcfe pturo Joni, & two verles dignifying the Lyon,yet with a difference and efpecial kundunistatit reference to the fevcral ages, and conditions of the Lyon, r The erodes diflin- Lyon, 2 The fierce Lyon, 3 Theyoung Lyon, 4The old Lyon, 5 Aed getNtur. Buxt. the ftout Lyon : We have theti: five fevcral words in our Tranlla- lex. s Arid), tion and we give Epithites to four of them ; whereas in the He- : Sbacot, .. brew they are all tingle termes, as we (hall fee in a brief touch Caphir, q F.a- g > S tibi. upon them, from ;`t 1K kirft, the Lyon (Arieh) which name is given the Lyon, to note earpfit, dcto p his power in renting and tearing: and Matter Broughton renders fit, ahi dedu. it fo,The roaring of the rentingLyn,putting the Etymology or no- cunt .b '1ti Cation ofthe word into the Trantlation. Others derive it, from L`Ò es 71rí1 Arie, a Lyon, and Kash which dignifies to fee, and then it is as Leo t vt ka much as the LyoxJeer ; and the reafon ofthis derivation is given, Baiafenpn oft from the Lyons watchfuilnefs, he is ever intent upon his prey, .catit inrentuo and as force Nataralifts obferve, ficeps with his eyes open So odprsdam that this word entitles him, either from his watchfulnefs,Zhely- Limit) onfier, or from his tlrength, The Lyon renter, Leo feroo vet The fecond is a primitive, dignifying fometime a Leopard, and imoranit+eredir fometime a Lyonefs, or Shec-Lyon. We render it a fierce Lyon wrArr't, which may well refer to the former, becaufe a Shee-Lyon,efpeci- ally when the bath youngones, is exceeding fierce. The third word it is (Cephir) a young Lion, and it is forme time -ufed as an Epithitc (Cephir Arieth)a young Lyon roared on ampfon, Judg.14.5. The fourth word is(Laijh) dignifying a Lyon, that is grown in years, which peri(hes for hunger;not being able to hunt and get , prey. So She Text, The old Lyonperifhesfor lackofprey. And the fifth word is,(Laby)which dignifies a Lyon ingreateft uafi ¡owl ftrength and fiercenefs. And the Critticks tells us, it is derived `od2rxm E5 a- from(Leb) which lignifies the heart, as noting a firong hearted wimofum dilar and a couragious Lyon ; and fo Maher Broughton tranflates, for ßux-, flout Lyon,the he.srtJtrangLaby.Judab-bcing compared to this Ly- onby dyingJacabiis fitforth by his majettick1loutncfs,Judab is a Lyons
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