7. That is why I will be like a lion to them.I will be like a leopard waiting by the road.
8. I will attack like a bear robbed of her cubs.I will rip their bodies open.I will devour them like a lion.I will tear them apart like a wild animal.
9. “Israel, I will destroy youfor turning against me, your helper.
10. What good are your kings and your leaders now?Can they save you in any of your towns?You asked for them, saying,‘Give us a king and leaders.’
11. So I gave you kings, but only in anger.And I took them away in my great anger.
12. The sins of Israel are on record.They are filed away, waiting for punishment.