Hosea 13:7
Therefore I will be to them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them .
Webster Bible
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 10:16For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou showest thyself wonderful upon me.
Jeremiah 5:6Wherefore a lion from the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
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 take away, and none shall rescue him .
Amos 3:4Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he hath 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 →