I cared for you in the wilderness,(A)
    in the land of burning heat.
When I fed them, they were satisfied;
    when they were satisfied, they became proud;(B)
    then they forgot(C) me.(D)
So I will be like a lion(E) to them,
    like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
Like a bear robbed of her cubs,(F)
    I will attack them and rip them open;
like a lion(G) I will devour them—
    a wild animal will tear them apart.(H)

“You are destroyed, Israel,
    because you are against me,(I) against your helper.(J)

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