⁸ “God brought them out of Egypt;
    they have the strength of a wild ox.
They devour hostile nations
    and break their bones in pieces;^(A)
    with their arrows they pierce them.^(B)

⁵ Let your sharp arrows^(A) pierce the hearts^(B) of the king’s enemies;^(C)
    let the nations fall beneath your feet.

²² God brought them out of Egypt;^(A)
    they have the strength of a wild ox.^(B)

¹⁷ “Israel is a scattered flock^(A)
    that lions^(B) have chased away.
The first to devour^(C) them
    was the king^(D) of Assyria;
the last to crush their bones^(E)
    was Nebuchadnezzar^(F) king^(G) of Babylon.”

⁹ You will break them with a rod of iron^[a];^(A)
    you will dash them to pieces^(B) like pottery.^(C)”

²⁴ The people rise like a lioness;^(A)
    they rouse themselves like a lion^(B)
that does not rest till it devours its prey
    and drinks the blood^(C) of its victims.”

⁹ For I will stir^(A) up and bring against Babylon
    an alliance of great nations^(B) from the land of the north.^(C)
They will take up their positions against her,
    and from the north she will be captured.^(D)
Their arrows^(E) will be like skilled warriors
    who do not return empty-handed.

¹³ I waited patiently^(A) till dawn,
    but like a lion he broke^(B) all my bones;^(C)
    day and night^(D) you made an end of me.