It will be like a man who flees from a lion
only to have a bear confront him.
He goes home and rests his hand against the wall
only to have a snake bite him.

Does a lion roar in the forest
when it has no prey?
Does a young lion growl from its lair
unless it has captured something?

A lion has roared;
who will not fear?
The Lord God has spoken;
who will not prophesy?

The Lord says:

As the shepherd snatches two legs
or a piece of an ear
from the lion’s mouth,
so the Israelites who live in Samaria
will be rescued
with only the corner of a bed
or the cushion of a couch.