13:26a When the prophet who had brought him back from his journey heard this, he said,

The ⌊old⌋ prophet who had led the man of God away from his road ⌊home⌋ heard of it. He said,
-or-
The old prophet who was ⌊responsible for⌋ turning the prophet from Judah away from the ⌊right⌋ path/way heard the news. He said,

13:26b “It is the man of God who disobeyed the command of the LORD.

“It is ⌊the body/corpse of⌋ the man of God who disobeyed the word of Yahweh.
-or-
“That must be the prophet who did not do what Yahweh commanded.

13:26c Therefore the LORD has delivered him to the lion, and it has mauled him and killed him,

Yahweh caused/sent the lion to attack and kill him,
-or-
Yahweh has allowed the lion to attack him and kill him.

13:26d according to the word that the LORD had spoken to him.”

just as Yahweh had warned him he would do.”
-or-
This is exactly what Yahweh told him would happen.”

13:26c-d (reordered)

Yahweh has fulfilled his word by causing/allowing the lion to attack and kill him.”

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