“So (A)I will be to them like a lion;
Like (B)a leopard by the road I will lurk;

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14 For (A)I will be like a lion to Ephraim,
And like a young lion to the house of Judah.
(B)I, even I, will tear them and go away;
I will take them away, and no one shall rescue.

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Therefore (A)a lion from the forest shall slay them,
(B)A wolf of the deserts shall destroy them;
(C)A leopard will watch over their cities.
Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces,
Because their transgressions are many;
Their backslidings have increased.

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10 (A)He has been to me a bear lying in wait,
Like a lion in [a]ambush.

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Footnotes

  1. Lamentations 3:10 Lit. secret places

A lion has roared!
Who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken!
(A)Who can but prophesy?

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Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey?
Will a young lion [a]cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 3:4 Lit. give his voice

And he said:

“The Lord (A)roars from Zion,
And utters His voice from Jerusalem;
The pastures of the shepherds mourn,
And the top of (B)Carmel withers.”

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13 The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man;
He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war.
He shall cry out, (A)yes, shout aloud;
He shall prevail against His enemies.

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