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;
8 I 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.
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
Hosea 13:7-9
King James Version
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.
9 O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.
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