⁸ Like a bear robbed of her cubs,^(A)
    I will attack them and rip them open;
like a lion^(B) I will devour them—
    a wild animal will tear them apart.^(C)

⁶ A nation has invaded my land,
    a mighty army without number;^(A)
it has the teeth^(B) of a lion,
    the fangs of a lioness.

¹² The lion killed^(A) enough for his cubs
    and strangled the prey for his mate,
filling his lairs^(B) with the kill
    and his dens with the prey.^(C)

¹³ “I am against^(D) you,”
    declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will burn up your chariots in smoke,^(E)
    and the sword^(F) will devour your young lions.
    I will leave you no prey on the earth.
The voices of your messengers
    will no longer be heard.”^(G)