God asks 'Do you hunt prey for the lioness, or satisfy the hunger of the young lions?' shifting from ravens to lions and asking whether Job provisions predatory animals. The question about hunting for the lioness establishes that Job does not and cannot provision large predatory animals. The specific focus on the lioness and young lions suggests divine provision for creatures that are dangerous and might seem beyond moral concern. The verse suggests that divine providential action extends to predators as well as to prey, to animals that seem insignificant as well as to powerful ones. Job's inability to provision the lions establishes another gap between human agency and divine agency. The sequence of questions about animal provision suggests that divine action extends to all creatures according to their needs. The implicit question for Job: if God provides for lions, will God not provide for Job according to divine purposes?

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