Hosea 13:7-9

Easy-to-Read Version

⁷ “That is why I will be like a lion to them. I will be like a leopard waiting by the road. ⁸ I will attack them like a bear whose cubs were robbed from her. I will attack them and rip open their chests. I will be like a lion or other wild animal tearing and eating its prey.

Israel Cannot Be Saved From God’s Anger

⁹ “Israel, I helped you, but you turned against me. So now I will destroy you.