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Hosea 13:4-8
International Standard Version
Hosea 13:4-8
International Standard Version
The Lord is Israel’s God
4 “I am the Lord your God
from the land of Egypt,
and you have known no god except for me,
because except for me there is no savior.
5 I took care of[a] you in the wilderness,
in a waterless land.
6 As their pastures flourished,
all their desires were met.[b]
As they were satiated,
they became arrogant
and therefore ignored me.
7 “So I will be like a lion to them.
Like a leopard I will stalk them along the road.
8 I will confront them like a bear deprived of her cubs;[c]
I will tear open their ribs.
I will devour them like a lion—
the wild beasts will rip them apart.
Footnotes
- Hosea 13:5 So LXX. MT reads I knew
- Hosea 13:6 Lit. flourished, they were satiated
- Hosea 13:8 The Heb. lacks of her cubs
Hosea 13:4-8
Lexham English Bible
Hosea 13:4-8
Lexham English Bible
4 I am Yahweh your God
since[a] the land of Egypt;
you know no god except me,
and no one saves besides me.
5 I fed you[b] in the desert,
in the land of drought.
6 When I fed them,[c] they were satisfied;
they were satisfied and their heart was lifted up;
therefore they forgot me.
7 And I will be like a lion to them;
I lie in wait beside the way, like a leopard.
8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her offspring,
and I will tear open the covering of their heart;
there I will devour them like a lion,
like an animal of the field would mutilate them.
Footnotes
- Hosea 13:4 Or “from”
- Hosea 13:5 So LXX; Hebrew “I knew you”
- Hosea 13:6 Hebrew “According to their pasture”
Hosea 13:4-8
New International Version
Hosea 13:4-8
New International Version
4 “But I have been the Lord your God
ever since you came out of Egypt.(A)
You shall acknowledge(B) no God but me,(C)
no Savior(D) except me.
5 I cared for you in the wilderness,(E)
in the land of burning heat.
6 When I fed them, they were satisfied;
when they were satisfied, they became proud;(F)
then they forgot(G) me.(H)
7 So I will be like a lion(I) to them,
like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
8 Like a bear robbed of her cubs,(J)
I will attack them and rip them open;
like a lion(K) I will devour them—
a wild animal will tear them apart.(L)
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