Hosea 13:7
Hosea chapter 13 · verse 7 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way;
KJV
King James Version · 1611Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way;
Context
v.6According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me.
v.7This passage
v.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 lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Amos 3:8
The lion hath roared; who will not fear? The Lord Jehovah hath spoken; who can but prophesy?
- Lamentations 3:10
He is unto me as a bear lying in wait, as a lion in secret places.
- Isaiah 42:13
Jehovah will go forth as a mighty man; he will stir up his zeal like a man of war: he will cry, yea, he will shout aloud; he will do mightily against his enemies.
- Hosea 5:14
For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.
- Amos 3:4
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
- Jeremiah 5:6
Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall destroy them, a leopard shall watch against their cities; every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces; because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.