Hosea 13:7-9

New King James Version

⁷“So ^(A)I will be to them like a lion;
Like ^(B)a leopard by the road I will lurk;
⁸I will meet them ^(C)like a bear deprived of her cubs;
I will tear open their rib cage,
And there I will devour them like a lion.
The ^[a]wild beast shall tear them.

⁹“O Israel, ^[b]you are destroyed,
But ^[c]your help is from Me.

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Footnotes

Hosea 13:8 Lit. beast of the field
Hosea 13:9 Lit. it or he destroyed you
Hosea 13:9 Lit. in your help

Hosea 13:7-9

New International Version

⁷So I will be like a lion^(A) to them,
    like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
⁸Like 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)