Hosea 13:7
King James Version
Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
Hosea 13:7 in context
5I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
6According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
7Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
8I 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.
9O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.
About this book
The Book of Hosea — summary, themes & key verses
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