⁸ God brought them out of Egypt;
    for them he is as strong as a wild ox.
He devours all the nations that oppose him,
    breaking their bones in pieces,
    shooting them with arrows.

⁵ Your arrows are sharp, piercing your enemies’ hearts.
    The nations fall beneath your feet.

⁹ You will break^[a] them with an iron rod
    and smash them like clay pots.’”

²⁴ These people rise up like a lioness,
    like a majestic lion rousing itself.
They refuse to rest
    until they have feasted on prey,
    drinking the blood of the slaughtered!”

²² God brought them out of Egypt;
    for them he is as strong as a wild ox.

⁹ For I am raising up an army
    of great nations from the north.
They will join forces to attack Babylon,
    and she will be captured.
The enemies’ arrows will go straight to the mark;
    they will not miss!

¹³ I waited patiently all night,
    but I was torn apart as though by lions.
    Suddenly, my life was over.