## A lion is coming ##

AT: "A powerful and merciless army approaches" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## thicket ##

a set of bushes that grew closely together.

## setting out ##

AT: "starting to march" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])

## horror ##

fear, dread and shock

## wail ##

loud and long cry of sadness and repentance for having sinned.