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So I will be (A)like a lion to them;
Like a (B)leopard I will [a]lie in wait by the wayside.
I will encounter them (C)like a bear robbed of her cubs,
And I will tear open [b]the chest enclosing their heart;
There I will also (D)devour them like a lioness,
As a beast of the field would rip them open.

It is your ruin, O Israel,
[c]That you are (E)against Me, against your (F)help.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:7 Or watch
  2. Hosea 13:8 Lit the enclosure of their heart
  3. Hosea 13:9 Or But in Me is your 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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