^15 (A)“If I cause wild beasts to pass through the land, and they ravage it, ^(B)and it be made desolate, so that no one may pass through because of the beasts,

²⁷ Say this to them, Thus says the Lord God: ^(A)As I live, surely those who are in ^(B)the waste places shall fall by ^(C)the sword, and whoever is in the open field I will give to ^(D)the beasts to be devoured, and those who are in ^(E)strongholds and in caves shall die by ^(F)pestilence.

The Lord's Covenant of Peace

^25 (A)“I will make with them a covenant of peace and ^(B)banish wild beasts from the land, ^(C)so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods.

²⁵ And at the beginning of their dwelling there, they did not fear the Lord. Therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of them.