² or they^[a] will tear me like a lion,
ripping me apart with no one to rescue me.^(A)

¹⁴ For I am like a lion to Ephraim^(A)
and like a young lion to the house of Judah.
Yes, I will tear them to pieces and depart.^(B)
I will carry them off,
and no one can rescue them.^(C)