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Hosea 13:7

World English Bible

Therefore I am like a lion to them.
Like a leopard, I will lurk by the path.

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Hosea 13:7 in other translations

Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way;

Hosea 13:7 · American Standard Version

Hosea 13:7 in context

  1. 5I knew you in the wilderness,
    in the land of great drought.
  2. 6According to their pasture, so were they filled;
    they were filled, and their heart was exalted.
    Therefore they have forgotten me.
  3. 7Therefore I am like a lion to them.
    Like a leopard, I will lurk by the path.
  4. 8I will meet them like a bear that is bereaved of her cubs,
    and will tear the covering of their heart.
    There I will devour them like a lioness.
    The wild animal will tear them.
  5. 9You are destroyed, Israel, because you are against me,
    against your help.