They threw dust on their heads and kept crying out, weeping, and mourning, Woe, woe, the great city, where all those who have ships on the sea became rich from her wealth; for in a single hour she was destroyed.
Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, among many peoples, like a lion among animals of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, and there is no one to rescue them.
‘This is what he said: “The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms. It will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it.
Fields will be bought in this land about which you are saying, “It’s a desolation without people or animals; it has been handed over to the Chaldeans! ”
Therefore, a lion from the forest will strike them down. A wolf from arid plains will ravage them. A leopard stalks their cities. Anyone who leaves them will be torn to pieces because their rebellious acts are many, their unfaithful deeds numerous.
‘I will ordain four kinds of judgement for them’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #‘the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the land to devour and destroy.