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Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way; 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 lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.

[a]It is thy destruction, O Israel, [b]that thou art against me, against thy help.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:9 Or, Thou art destroyed, O Israel; for thou etc.
  2. Hosea 13:9 Or, for in me, in thy help—Or, but in me is thy help

So I will be like a lion(A) to them,
    like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
Like a bear robbed of her cubs,(B)
    I will attack them and rip them open;
like a lion(C) I will devour them—
    a wild animal will tear them apart.(D)

“You are destroyed, Israel,
    because you are against me,(E) against your helper.(F)

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