Hosea 5:14
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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 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.
In other translations
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 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.
Hebrew words
כִּיkiforH3588אָנֹכִי'anokhiIH595כַשַּׁחַלkhashachal[will be] like <the> lionH7826לְאֶפְרַיִםle'efrayimto EphraimH669וְכַכְּפִירvekhakefirand like <the> young lionH3715לְבֵיתleveitto [the] house ofH1004יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063אֲנִי'aniIH589אֲנִי'aniIH589אֶטְרֹף'etrofI will tear to piecesH2963וְאֵלֵךְve'elekhand I may goH1980אֶשָּׂא'esa'I will carry offH5375וְאֵיןve'einand there notH369מַצִּיל׃matzil[will be] a delivererH5337
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Related verses
- Psalm 7:2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.or they will shred my soul like a lion and tear me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
- Micah 5:8And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.
- Psalm 50:22Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
- Hosea 13:7-87 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.7 So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path. 8 Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast would tear them apart.
- Amos 3:4-84 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? 5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all? 6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it? 7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.4 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? 5 Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch? 6 If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it? 7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
- Amos 2:14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
- Isaiah 5:29Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away from deliverance.
- Job 10:7Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.though You know that I am not guilty, and there is no deliverance from Your hand?
- 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.
- Job 10:16For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.Should I hold my head high, You would hunt me like a lion, and again display Your power against me.
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