# you who forget God

God speaks of the wicked rejecting him as if they have forgotten him. He speaks of himself in the third person. AT: "you who reject me" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])

# I will tear you to pieces

God speaks of destroying the wicked as if he were a lion eating its prey. AT: "I will destroy you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])