What Does the Bible Say About Unicorn?
Here are 14 Bible verses about unicorn, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Daniel 8:5
And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
BSBAs I was contemplating all this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came out of the west, crossing the surface of the entire earth without touching the ground.
- #2Deuteronomy 33:17
His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they are the thousands of Manasseh.
BSBHis majesty is like a firstborn bull, and his horns are like those of a wild ox. With them he will gore the nations, even to the ends of the earth. Such are the myriads of Ephraim, and such are the thousands of Manasseh.”
- #3Numbers 24:8
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
BSBGod brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour hostile nations and crush their bones, to pierce them with arrows.
- #4Psalms 92:10
But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
BSBBut You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.
- #5Isaiah 34:7
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.
BSBAnd the wild oxen will fall with them, the young bulls with the strong ones. Their land will be drenched with blood, and their soil will be soaked with fat.
- #6Numbers 23:22
God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
BSBGod brought them out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox.
- #7Job 39:10
Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
BSBCan you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?
- #8Psalms 22:22-25
I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. Ye that fear the Lord, praise him; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard. My praise shall be of thee in the great congregation: I will pay my vows before them that fear him.
BSBI will proclaim Your name to my brothers; I will praise You in the assembly. You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him! For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help. My praise for You resounds in the great assembly; I will fulfill my vows before those who fear You.
- #9John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
BSBFor God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
- #10Psalms 22:21
Save me from the lion’s mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.
BSBSave me from the mouth of the lion; at the horns of the wild oxen You have answered me!
- #11Job 39:9
Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
BSBWill the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?
- #12Zechariah 9:14
And the Lord shall be seen over them, and his arrow shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord God shall blow the trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.
BSBThen the LORD will appear over them, and His arrow will go forth like lightning. The Lord GOD will sound the ram’s horn and advance in the whirlwinds of the south.
- #13Psalms 29:6
He maketh them also to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion like a young unicorn.
BSBHe makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.
- #14Psalms 92:1-15
A Psalm or Song for the sabbath day. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High: To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night, Upon an instrument of ten strings, and upon the psaltery; upon the harp with a solemn sound. For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands. O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep. A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. …
BSBA Psalm. A song for the Sabbath day. It is good to praise the LORD, and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High, to proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning and Your faithfulness at night with the ten-stringed harp and the melody of the lyre. For You, O LORD, have made me glad by Your deeds; I sing for joy at the works of Your hands. How great are Your works, O LORD, how deep are Your thoughts! A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand, …
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Unicorn in Torrey's Topical Textbook
- Generally had a single horn: Ps 92:10
- Sometimes found with two horns: De 33:17
- DESCRIBED AS
- Intractable in disposition: Job 39:9,10,12
- Of vast strength: Job 39:11
- The young of, remarkable for agility: Ps 29:6
- ILLUSTRATIVE
- Of God as the strength of Israel: Nu 23:22; 24:8
- Of the wicked: Isa 34:7
- (Horns of,) of the strength of the descendants of Joseph: De 33:17
- (Horns of,) of the strength of powerful enemies: Ps 22:21
- (The position of its horns,) of the exaltation of saints: Ps 92:10