¹⁵ The lions have roared against him;
    they have roared loudly.
They have made his land a waste;
    his cities are in ruins, without inhabitant.^(A)

³ Listen, the wail of the shepherds,
    for their glory is despoiled!
Listen, the roar of the lions,
    for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed!^(A)

¹¹ What became of the lions’ den,
    the cave of the young lions,
where the lion goes,
    and the lion’s cubs, with no one to disturb them?^(A)
12 The lion has torn enough for his whelps
    and strangled prey for his lionesses;
he has filled his caves with prey
    and his dens with torn flesh.^(B)

⁹ No lion shall be there,
    nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it;
they shall not be found there,
    but the redeemed shall walk there.^(A)

¹⁰ The young lions suffer want and hunger,
    but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.^(A)

¹⁰ The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion,
    and the teeth of the young lions are broken.^(A)
11 The strong lion perishes for lack of prey,
    and the whelps of the lioness are scattered.^(B)