Joel 1:6

⁶ For a nation hath come up on my land, Strong, and there is no number, Its teeth [are] the teeth of a lion, And it hath the jaw-teeth of a lioness.

Wheat and tares

In Matthew 13:24-40, 'wheat' means the truths and goods of the new church, and 'tares,' the falsities and evils of the former church.