And when he left, a lion met him on the road and killed him. And his corpse was thrown on the road, and the donkey was standing by it. The lion also was standing by the corpse.

Now when the prophet who had brought him back from the way heard it, he said, It is the man of God who had been rebellious against the mouth of Jehovah. Therefore Jehovah has delivered him to the lion, which has torn him and killed him, according to the Word of Jehovah which He had spoken to him.

And he said to him, Because you have not obeyed the voice of Jehovah, behold, as soon as you depart from me, a lion shall kill you. And as soon as he left him, a lion found him and killed him.

If I am exalted, You hunt me like a lion, and return to show Yourself wondrously to me.

You renew Your witnesses against me, and increase Your indignation toward me; changes and war are with me.

I was at ease, but He has shattered me; He also has taken hold on my neck, and dashed me to pieces; He has set me up for His target.

He breaks me with break upon break; He runs at me like a mighty man.

Remove Your stroke away from me; I am destroyed by the blow of Your hand.

Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be no one to deliver.

Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which You have broken may rejoice.

And the king commanded, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel. And they threw them into the den of lions, them, their sons and their wives. And the lions overpowered them and crushed all their bones before they ever reached the bottom of the den.

For I am to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah; I, even I, tear and go away; I take away, and no one rescues.

For this reason many are weak and sick among you, and many have been put to death.

But when we are judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.