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I knew you in the desert—I knew you in that dry land. I gave food to the Israelites, and they ate it. They became full and satisfied. They became proud, and then they forgot me.

“That is why I will be like a lion to them. I will be like a leopard waiting by the road.

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I cared for you in the wilderness,(A)
    in the land of burning heat.
When I fed them, they were satisfied;
    when they were satisfied, they became proud;(B)
    then they forgot(C) me.(D)
So I will be like a lion(E) to them,
    like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

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