Hosea 13:7

So now I will be to them like a lion, like a leopard will I lay in wait by the path.

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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

6When they were pastured they became full, when they were full their hearts became proud. Therefore they forgot me!

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.

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Cross References

Hosea 5:14For I myself will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, yes I, will rend and go my way, I will carry off and none will rescue.

Amos 3:4Does a lion roar in the forest when there is no prey for him? Does a young lion cry out in his den unless he has caught something?

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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