KJV King James Version
For 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].
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Hosea 5:14
For 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].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.
WEB World English Bible
For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.
ASV American Standard Version
For 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 carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For I am as a lion to Ephraim, And as a young lion to the house of Judah, I—I tear and go, I bear away, and there is no deliverer.
Surrounding context — Hosea 5
11 Ephraim [is] oppressed [and] broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.
12 Therefore [will] I [be] unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah [saw] his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.
14 For 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].
15 I will go [and] return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.
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כִּ֣יH3588 · kiforאָנֹכִ֤יH595 · a.no.khiIכַשַּׁ֙חַל֙H7826 · sha.challionלְאֶפְרַ֔יִםH669 · eph.ra.yimEphraimוְכַכְּפִ֖ירH3715 · ke.phirlionלְבֵ֣יתH1004 · betplaceיְהוּדָ֑הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahאֲנִ֨יH589 · a.niIאֲנִ֤יH589 · a.niIאֶטְרֹף֙H2963 · ta.raphto tearוְאֵלֵ֔ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentאֶשָּׂ֖אH5375 · na.sato lift: raiseוְאֵ֥יןH369 · a.yinnothingמַצִּֽיל׃H5337 · na.tsalto rescue
Cross-references
Psalm 7:2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending [it] in pieces, while [there is] none to deliver.Micah 5:8And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.Psalm 50:22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear [you] in pieces, and [there be] none to deliver.Hosea 13:7-8Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe [them]:Amos 2:14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:Amos 3:4-8Will 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?Isaiah 5:29Their roaring [shall be] like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry [it] away safe, and none shall deliver [it].Lamentations 3:10He [was] unto me [as] a bear lying in wait, [and as] a lion in secret places.Job 10:7Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and [there is] none that can deliver out of thine hand.Job 10:16For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.Deuteronomy 28:31Thine ox [shall be] slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass [shall be] violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep [shall be] given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue [them].
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