Like a bear lying in wait, like a lion in hiding,
“Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces but he will heal us; he has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.
For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a great lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them.
I waited patiently till dawn, but like a lion he broke all my bones; day and night you made an end of me.
like a lion in cover he lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
If I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion and again display your awesome power against me.
They are like a lion hungry for prey, like a fierce lion crouching in cover.
He has barred my way with blocks of stone; he has made my paths crooked.
he dragged me from the path and mangled me and left me without help.