^{4 Ref} Then I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish; for they don't know the way of Yahweh, nor the law of their God:

^{5 Ref} I will get me to the great men, and will speak to them; for they know the way of Yahweh, and the law of their God. But these with one accord have broken the yoke, and burst the bonds.

^{6 Ref} Therefore a lion out of the forest shall kill them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities; everyone who goes out there shall be torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, [and] their backsliding is increased.