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Is “The lion will lie down with the lamb” in the Bible?
No. “The lion will lie down with the lamb” is not a Bible verse. It is a misquote of Isaiah 11:6. In Isaiah 11:6 the wolf stays with the lamb and the leopard beds down with the young goat. In Isaiah 65:25 the wolf and the lamb graze together and the lion eats straw like the ox. No verse has the lion lie down with the lamb.
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Is “The lion will lie down with the lamb” in the Bible?
Not a Bible verse
No. It is not a Bible verse.
It is a misquote of Isaiah 11:6.
In Isaiah 11:6 the wolf stays with the lamb and the leopard beds down with the young goat. In Isaiah 65:25 the wolf and the lamb graze together and the lion eats straw like the ox. No verse has the lion lie down with the lamb.
The verse it misquotes
The wolf will stay as a guest with the lamb, the leopard will bed down with the young goat, the calf and the young lion and the fatling will be together, and a little boy will drive them along.
Isaiah 11:6 · open the chapter →
What the Bible says instead
The wolf and the lamb will graze together; the lion will eat straw like the ox; and dust will be the serpent’s food. They will not harm or destroy on all my holy mountain, says Yahweh.
Isaiah 65:25 · open the chapter →
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Is “The lion will lie down with the lamb” in the Bible?
No. “The lion will lie down with the lamb” is not a Bible verse. It is a misquote of Isaiah 11:6. In Isaiah 11:6 the wolf stays with the lamb and the leopard beds down with the young goat. In Isaiah 65:25 the wolf and the lamb graze together and the lion eats straw like the ox. No verse has the lion lie down with the lamb.
Where does “The lion will lie down with the lamb” come from?
A blend of Isaiah 11:6 and Isaiah 65:25.
What does the Bible say instead?
Read Isaiah 11:6, Isaiah 65:25. In Isaiah 11:6 the wolf stays with the lamb and the leopard beds down with the young goat. In Isaiah 65:25 the wolf and the lamb graze together and the lion eats straw like the ox. No verse has the lion lie down with the lamb.
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