Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey?
Does a young lion growl from his den if he has not captured something?

The lion has roared! Who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken [to the prophets]! Who can but prophesy?

Thus says the Lord,
“Just as the shepherd snatches from the mouth of the lion a couple of legs or a piece of the [sheep’s] ear [to prove to the owner that he has not stolen the animal],
So will the [remaining] children of Israel living in Samaria be snatched away
With the corner of a bed and [part of] the damask covering of a couch.

It is as if a man runs from a lion [escaping one danger]
And a bear meets him [so he dies anyway],
Or goes home, and leans with his hand against the wall
And a snake bites him.