KJV King James Version
Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe [them]:
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Hosea 13:7
Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe [them]:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
WEB World English Bible
Therefore I am like a lion to them. Like a leopard, I will lurk by the path.
ASV American Standard Version
Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And I am to them as a lion, As a leopard by the way I look out.
Surrounding context — Hosea 13
4 Yet I [am] the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for [there is] no saviour beside me.
5 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe [them]:
8 I will meet them as a bear [that is] bereaved [of her whelps], and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
9 O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me [is] thine help.
10 I will be thy king: where [is any other] that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?
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Jeremiah 5:6Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, [and] a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, [and] their backslidings are increased.Hosea 5:14For I [will be] unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, [even] I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue [him].Lamentations 3:10He [was] unto me [as] a bear lying in wait, [and as] a lion in secret places.Amos 1:2And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.Isaiah 42:13The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.Amos 3:4Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?Amos 3:8The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?
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