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    "figure_name": "Lion Imagery",
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    "alternate_names": "Lion motif, roaring lion imagery, Judah-lion imagery, predator imagery",
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    "reader_category": "Creature imagery / Lion imagery",
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    "simple_definition": "Lion imagery uses the strength, boldness, roar, danger, and royalty of the lion to describe kingship, courage, threatening enemies, judgment, or Christ’s royal victory.",
    "technical_definition": "A biblical animal motif in which lion language may signify royal power, tribal identity, predatory threat, prophetic alarm, demonic danger, or messianic victory according to context.",
    "source_hint": "Draft-normalized lion imagery review; distinguish lion-as-king, lion-as-enemy, lion-as-judgment, and Lion of Judah usage.",
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      "reference": "Gen. 49:9",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "Judah is a lion’s whelp",
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      "certainty": "certain",
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      "reference": "Num. 23:24",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "the people shall rise up as a great lion",
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      "certainty": "certain",
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      "page_slug": "lion-imagery",
      "reference": "2 Sam. 17:10",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "whose heart is as the heart of a lion",
      "explanation": "Lion imagery expresses exceptional courage.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "figure_id": "FOS_0197",
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      "reference": "Job 4:10",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "the roaring of the lion",
      "explanation": "Lion imagery depicts fierce power brought to silence.",
      "certainty": "probable",
      "source": "Draft-normalized nature/weather/creature imagery review",
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      "reference": "Ps. 7:2",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "lest he tear my soul like a lion",
      "explanation": "Lion imagery portrays the danger of violent enemies.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft-normalized nature/weather/creature imagery review",
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      "reference": "Prov. 28:1",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "the righteous are bold as a lion",
      "explanation": "Lion imagery describes courageous confidence in righteousness.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "reference": "Isa. 31:4",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "like as the lion... roaring on his prey",
      "explanation": "Lion imagery portrays the LORD’s unshaken resolve.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "reference": "Amos 3:8",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "the lion hath roared, who will not fear?",
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      "certainty": "certain",
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      "reference": "1 Pet. 5:8",
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      "reference": "Rev. 5:5",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "the Lion of the tribe of Juda",
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