²⁹ Their roar is like that of the lion,^(A)
    they roar like young lions;
they growl as they seize^(B) their prey
    and carry it off with no one to rescue.^(C)

¹¹ Where now is the lions’ den,^(A)
    the place where they fed their young,
where the lion and lioness went,
    and the cubs, with nothing to fear?

¹² The lion killed^(A) enough for his cubs
    and strangled the prey for his mate,
filling his lairs^(B) with the kill
    and his dens with the prey.^(C)

³ Listen to the wail of the shepherds;
    their rich pastures are destroyed!
Listen to the roar of the lions;^(A)
    the lush thicket of the Jordan is ruined!^(B)