Hosea 13:7
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Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
In other translations
Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Hosea 5:14For 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 take away, and none shall rescue him.For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them.
- Jeremiah 5:6Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.Therefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.
- Lamentations 3:10He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.
- Amos 1:2And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”
- Amos 3:4Will 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?Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl in his den if he has caught nothing?
- Isaiah 42:13The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.The LORD goes forth like a mighty one; He stirs up His zeal like a warrior. He shouts; yes, He roars in triumph over His enemies:
- Amos 3:8The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord God hath spoken, who can but prophesy?The lion has roared— who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken— who will not prophesy?
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