⁷ So I will be like a lion^(A) to them,
    like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

¹⁴ For I will be like a lion^(A) to Ephraim,
    like a great lion to Judah.
I will tear them to pieces^(B) and go away;
    I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them.^(C)

⁶ Therefore a lion from the forest^(A) will attack them,
    a wolf from the desert will ravage^(B) them,
a leopard^(C) will lie in wait near their towns
    to tear to pieces any who venture out,
for their rebellion is great
    and their backslidings many.^(D)

¹⁰ Like a bear lying in wait,
    like a lion^(A) in hiding,^(B)

⁸ The lion^(A) has roared^(B)—
    who will not fear?
The Sovereign Lord has spoken—
    who can but prophesy?^(C)

⁴ Does a lion roar^(A) in the thicket
    when it has no prey?^(B)
Does it growl in its den
    when it has caught nothing?

“The Lord roars^(A) from Zion
    and thunders^(B) from Jerusalem;^(C)
the pastures of the shepherds dry up,
    and the top of Carmel^(D) withers.”^(E)