"Is My inheritancelike a speckledbirdof preyto Me? Are the birdsof preyagainsther on everyside?Go,gatherallthe beastsof the field,Bringthem to devour!
Allyou beastsof the field,Allyou beastsin the forest,Cometo eat.
"The deadbodiesof thispeoplewill be foodfor the birdsof the skyand for the beastsof the earth;and noonewill frighten[them away].
The LORDsentagainst him bandsof Chaldeans,bandsof Arameans,bandsof Moabites,and bandsof Ammonites.So He sentthem against Judahto destroyit, according to the wordof the LORDwhichHe had spokenthroughHis servantsthe prophets.
"And the tenhornswhichyou saw,and the beast,thesewill hatethe harlotand will makeher desolateand naked,and will eather fleshand will burnher up with fire.
"I will appointoverthem fourkinds[of doom]," declaresthe LORD:"the swordto slay,the dogsto dragoff, and the birdsof the skyand the beastsof the earthto devourand destroy.
"The younglionshave roaredat him, They have roaredloudly.And they have madehis landa waste;His citieshave been destroyed,withoutinhabitant.
I will givethem into the handof their enemiesand into the handof those who seektheir life.And their deadbodieswill be foodfor the birdsof the skyand the beastsof the earth.
Zionstretchesout her hands;Thereis nooneto comforther; The LORDhas commandedconcerning JacobThat the ones roundabouthim should be his adversaries;Jerusalemhas becomean uncleanthingamongthem.
The proudlookof manwill be abasedAnd the loftinessof manwill be humbled,And the LORDalonewill be exaltedin that day.
For the LORDof hostswill have a day[of reckoning] Againsteveryonewhois proudand loftyAnd againsteveryonewho is liftedup, That he may be abased.
"They were scatteredfor lackof a shepherd,and they becamefoodfor everybeastof the fieldand were scattered.
