Hosea 13:9

You are destroyed, Israel, by me, your only helper.

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In The King James Version

O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.

In Context

8I will fall upon them like a bear robbed of her cubs, I will tear open their chests, like a lion will devour them, and like a wild beast will tear them in pieces.

10I want to rule you! Where are your princes in your cities, those of whom you demanded, ‘Give me kings and princes.’

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Cross References

Psalms 33:20We wait for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

Psalms 121:1I lift up my eyes to the mountains. From where will help for me come?

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 →

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