Hosea 13:7
So I will be like a lion to them, like a leopard I will lie in wait beside the path.
Free Bible 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
6and they were satisfied. But when they were satisfied they became arrogant, and they forgot me.
Cross References
Job 10:16If I do hold my head high you hunt me down like a lion, showing how powerful you are in hurting me.
Jeremiah 5:6As a result a lion from the forest will attack them; a wolf from the desert will rip them apart. A leopard will lie in wait for them near their towns, ready to tear to pieces anyone who goes outside. For they keep on rebelling, and turn away from me so often.
Hosea 5:14For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a fierce lion to the people of Judah. I will come and tear them to pieces, and carry them off, and no one will be able to rescue them.
Amos 3:4Does a lion roar in the forest before finding its prey? Does a young lion growl from its den if it has caught 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 →