6 When they were fed, they became satisfied;when they were satisfied, they became proud;as a result, they forgot me!
7 So I will pounce on them like a lion;like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs – I will rip open their chests.I will devour them there like a lion – like a wild animal would tear them apart.
9 I will destroy you, O Israel!Who is there to help you?
10 Where then is your king, that he may save you in all your cities?Where are your rulers for whom you asked, saying,“Give me a king and princes”?
11 I granted you a king in my anger,and I will take him away in my wrath!
12 The punishment of Ephraim has been decreed;his punishment is being stored up for the future.