who rode off. On the way a lion met him and killed him. His body lay on the road, and the donkey and the lion stood beside it.

When the old prophet heard about it, he said, "That is the prophet who disobeyed the LORD's command! And so the LORD sent the lion to attack and kill him, just as the LORD said he would."

so he said to him, "Because you have disobeyed the LORD's command, a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me." And as soon as he left, a lion came along and killed him.

If I have any success at all, you hunt me down like a lion; to hurt me you even work miracles.

You always have some witness against me; your anger toward me grows and grows; you always plan some new attack.

I was living in peace, but God took me by the throat and battered me and crushed me. God uses me for target practice

He wounds me again and again; he attacks like a soldier gone mad with hate.

Don't punish me any more! I am about to die from your blows.

"Listen to this, you that ignore me, or I will destroy you, and there will be no one to save you.

Let me hear the sounds of joy and gladness; and though you have crushed me and broken me, I will be happy once again.

Then the king gave orders to arrest all those who had accused Daniel, and he had them thrown, together with their wives and children, into the pit filled with lions. Before they even reached the bottom of the pit, the lions pounced on them and broke all their bones.

I will attack the people of Israel and Judah like a lion. I myself will tear them to pieces and then leave them. When I drag them off, no one will be able to save them.

That is why many of you are sick and weak, and several have died.

But we are judged and punished by the Lord, so that we shall not be condemned together with the world.