I broke the fangs ¹  of the wicked, and made him drop ²  his prey from his teeth.

“Do you hunt prey for the lioness, and satisfy the appetite ¹  of the lions,

You shine brightly and reveal your majesty, as you descend from the hills where you killed your prey. ¹ 

The lions roar for prey, seeking their food from God. ¹ 

He gives ¹  food to his faithful followers; ²  he always remembers his covenant. ³ 

The Lord deserves praise, ¹  for ²  he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.

The mighty lion ¹  perishes ²  for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness ³  are scattered.

She also gets up ¹  while it is still night, and provides food ²  for her household and a portion ³  to her female servants.

You are a lion’s cub, Judah, from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He crouches and lies down like a lion; like a lioness – who will rouse him?

Like ¹  wild donkeys in the desert they ²  go out to their labor, ³  seeking diligently for food; the wasteland provides ⁴  food for them and for their children.

Their roar is like a lion’s; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they drag it away and no one can come to the rescue.

She reared one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people. ¹ 

He walked about among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey; he devoured people.

Her officials are like wolves in her midst rending their prey – shedding blood and destroying lives – so they can get dishonest profit.

The lion tore apart as much prey as his cubs needed ¹  and strangled prey to provide food ²  for his lionesses; he filled ³  his lairs with prey and his dens with torn flesh.

Woe to the city guilty of bloodshed! ¹  She is full of lies; ²  she is filled with plunder; ³  she has hoarded her spoil! ⁴ 

Indeed, the people will rise up like a lioness, and like a lion raises himself up; they will not lie down until they eat their ¹  prey, and drink the blood of the slain.” ² 

Her princes ¹  within her are like a roaring lion tearing its prey; they have devoured lives. They take away riches and valuable things; they have made many women widows ²  within it.

Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? ¹  Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?

“‘Say to them: This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Will it prosper? Will he not rip out its roots and cause its fruit to rot ¹  and wither? All its foliage ²  will wither. No strong arm or large army will be needed to pull it out by its roots. ³