What does the Bible say about leopard?
Bible Topic · WEB
The Bible uses the leopard chiefly as a vivid image of speed, strength, danger, and the unchanging sinful condition of fallen humanity, while also pointing to God’s final peace. Jeremiah 13:23 compares the leopard’s spots to the sinner’s inability to reform his own evil heart apart from God’s grace. Jeremiah 5:6 and Hosea 13:7 portray divine judgment as fierce and inescapable. Habakkuk 1:8 depicts the swiftness of invading Babylonian forces, and Daniel 7:6 and Revelation 13:2 use leopard-like beasts to symbolize powerful earthly kingdoms opposed to God. Yet Isaiah 11:6 promises that under Messiah’s righteous reign, even the leopard will dwell peacefully with the goat.
Study outline
Curated topical outlines from classic public-domain study works.
Nave's Topical Bible
- A carnivorous animal Song of Solomon 4:8
- Fierceness of Jeremiah 5:6; Jeremiah 13:23; Hosea 13:7; Habakkuk 1:8
- FIGURATIVE Daniel 7:6
- Taming of, the triumph of the gospel Isaiah 11:6
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
- Inhabited mountains of Canaan Song of Solomon 4:8
- Described as
- Spotted Jeremiah 13:23
- Fierce and cruel Jeremiah 5:6
- Swift Habakkuk 1:8
- Lies in wait for its prey Jeremiah 5:6; Hosea 13:7
- Illustrative
- Of God in his judgments Hosea 13:7
- Of the Macedonian empire Daniel 7:6
- Of antichrist Revelation 13:2
- (Tamed,) of the wicked subdued by the gospel Isaiah 11:6
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