8. I will attack you like a bear that has lost her cubs, and I will tear you open. Like a lion I will devour you on the spot, and will tear you to pieces like a wild animal.
9. “I will destroy you, people of Israel! Then who can help you?
10. You asked for a king and for leaders, but how can they save the nation?
11. In my anger I have given you kings, and in my fury I have taken them away.
12. “Israel's sin and guilt are on record, and the records are safely stored away.
13. Israel has a chance to live, but is too foolish to take it — like a child about to be born, who refuses to come out of the womb.