For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and no one shall rescue.
And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which, when it goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
lest like a lion they tear my soul apart, rending it in pieces, with none to deliver.
So I am to them like a lion; like a leopard I will lurk beside the way. I will fall upon them like a bear robbed of her cubs; I will tear open their breast, and there I will devour them like a lion, as a wild beast would rip them open.
“Mark this, then, you who forget God, lest I tear you apart, and there be none to deliver!
Does a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out from his den, if he has taken nothing? Does a bird fall in a snare on the earth, when there is no trap for it? Does a snare spring up from the ground, when it has taken nothing? Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city, unless the Lord has done it? “For the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets. The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy?”
Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not retain his strength, nor shall the mighty save his life;
Their roaring is like a lion, like young lions they roar; they growl and seize their prey; they carry it off, and none can rescue.
He is a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding;
And were my head lifted up, you would hunt me like a lion and again work wonders against me.
although you know that I am not guilty, and there is none to deliver out of your hand?
Your ox shall be slaughtered before your eyes, but you shall not eat any of it. Your donkey shall be seized before your face, but shall not be restored to you. Your sheep shall be given to your enemies, but there shall be no one to help you.
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