Hosea 13:7

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Hosea 13:7

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Berean Standard Bible

So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

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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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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Hosea 13

⁵ I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of drought.

⁶ When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.

⁷ So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

⁸ Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast tearing them apart.

⁹ You are destroyed, O Israel, because you are against Me—against your helper.

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