Hosea 13:7
Therefore I am to them as a lion. As a leopard I will watch by the way.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
In Context
Cross References
Job 10:16And if [my head] exalts itself, thou hunt me as a lion. And again thou show thyself marvelous upon me.
Jeremiah 5:6Therefore a lion out of the forest shall kill them; a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them; a leopard shall watch against their cities. Everyone who goes out from there shall be torn in pieces, because their transgressions are m
Hosea 5:14For I will be to 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.
Amos 3:4Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he has taken nothing?
Matthew Henry on Hosea 13:6-9
Ingratitude of Israel. ( b. c. 722.) 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. We may observe here,… Read the whole commentary →