Jeremiah 5:5-7

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁵ I will go to the powerful
and speak to them.
Surely they know the way of the Lord,
the justice of their God.^(A)
However, these also had broken the yoke
and torn off the chains.^(B)
6 Therefore, a lion from the forest will strike them down.^(C)
A wolf from an arid plain will ravage them.
A leopard^(D) keeps watch over their cities.
Anyone who leaves them will be torn to pieces
because their rebellious acts are many,^(E)
their unfaithful deeds numerous.^(F)