"The first[was] like a lionand had [the] wingsof an eagle.I keptlookinguntilits wingswere plucked,and it was liftedup from the groundand madeto standon two feetlike a man;a humanmindalso was givento it.
"Sauland Jonathan,belovedand pleasantin their life,And in their deaththey were not parted;They were swifterthaneagles,They were strongerthanlions.
Howmuchlessman,[that] maggot,And the sonof man,[that] worm!"
Putthem in fear,O LORD;Let the nationsknowthat they are but men.Selah.
"He has leftHis hidingplacelike the lion;For their landhas becomea horrorBecauseof the fiercenessof the oppressing[sword] And becauseof His fierceanger."
"Behold,he goesup like clouds,And his chariotslike the whirlwind;His horsesare swifterthaneagles.Woeto us, for we are ruined!"
"A lionhas goneup from his thicket,And a destroyerof nationshas setout; He has goneout from his placeTo makeyour landa waste.Your citieswill be ruinsWithoutinhabitant.
For thussaysthe LORD:"Behold,one will flyswiftlylike an eagleAnd spreadout his wingsagainstMoab.
"Behold,one will comeup like a lionfrom the thicketsof the Jordanagainsta perenniallywatered pasture;for in an instantI will make him runaway from it, and whoeveris chosenI shall appointoverit. For whois likeMe, and whowill summonMe [into court]? And whothenis the shepherdwhocan standagainstMe?"
Our pursuerswere swifterThanthe eaglesof the sky;They chasedus on the mountains,They waitedin ambushfor us in the wilderness.
saying,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"A greateaglewith greatwings,longpinionsand a fullplumageof manycolorscameto Lebanonand tookaway the topof the cedar.
"Sonof man,sayto the leaderof Tyre,'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Becauseyour heartis liftedup And you have said,I am a god,I sitin the seatof godsIn the heartof the seas;Yet you are a manand not God,Although you makeyour heartlike the heartof God--
Will you stillsay,"I am a god,"In the presenceof your slayer,Though you are a manand not God,In the handsof those who woundyou?
and whereverthe sonsof mendwell,[or] the beastsof the field,or the birdsof the sky,He has given[them] into your handand has caused you to ruleover them all.You are the headof gold.
"At that timemy reasonreturnedto me. And my majestyand splendorwere restoredto me for the gloryof my kingdom,and my counselorsand my noblesbegan seekingme out; so I was reestablishedin my sovereignty,and surpassinggreatnesswas addedto me.
"As for the restof the beasts,their dominionwas takenaway,but an extensionof lifewas grantedto them for an appointedperiodof time.
"And behold,anotherbeast,a secondone, resemblinga bear.And it was raisedup on oneside,and threeribs[were] in its mouthbetweenits teeth;and thusthey saidto it, 'Arise,devourmuchmeat!'
"Whereverthe corpseis, therethe vultureswill gather.
"The LORDwill bringa nationagainstyou from afar,from the endof the earth,as the eagleswoopsdown,a nationwhoselanguageyou shall not understand,
And the beastwhichI sawwas likea leopard,and his feetwere like[those] of a bear,and his mouthlikethe mouthof a lion.And the dragongavehim his powerand his throneand greatauthority.
