^{7 Ref} So I will be like a lion to them; as a cruel beast I will keep watch by the road;

^{8 Ref} I will come face to face with them like a bear whose young ones have been taken from her, and their inmost hearts will be broken; there the dogs will make a meal of them; they will be wounded by the beasts of the field.

^{9 Ref} I have sent destruction on you, O Israel; who will be your helper?