Then said he to him, Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as you are departed from me, a lion shall slay you. And as soon as he was departed from him, a lion found him, and slew him.
And the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they threw them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they even came to the bottom of the den.
For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.