He is like a bear waiting to ambush me, like a lion in hiding.
Like a proud, ferocious lion you hunt me down. You keep working your miracles against me.
He lies in his hiding place like a lion in his den. He hides there to catch oppressed people. He catches oppressed people when he draws them into his net.
Each one of them is like a lion eager to tear ⌞its prey⌟ apart and like a young lion crouching in hiding places.
I cried out until morning as if a lion had crushed all my bones. You ended my life in one day.
He has forced me off the road I was taking, torn me to pieces, and left me with nothing.
He has blocked my way with cut stones and made my paths crooked.
I will be like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the nation of Judah. I will carry ⌞them⌟ off, and no one will rescue ⌞them⌟.
Let’s return to the Lord. Even though he has torn us to pieces, he will heal us. Even though he has wounded us, he will bandage our wounds.