The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions are broken.
“Can you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
O God, break the teeth in their mouths; tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!
The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
Their roaring is like a lion, like young lions they roar; they growl and seize their prey; they carry it off, and none can rescue.
and say: What was your mother? A lioness! Among lions she crouched; in the midst of young lions she reared her cubs.
Where is the lions' den, the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion and lioness went, where his cubs were, with none to disturb?
Behold, I am against you, declares the Lord of hosts, and I will burn your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard.
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