Death and Resurrection

I have been Yahweh your God(A)
ever since[a] the land of Egypt;
you know no God but Me,(B)
and no Savior exists besides Me.(C)
I knew[b] you in the wilderness,(D)
in the land of drought.
When they had pasture,
they became satisfied;(E)
they were satisfied,
and their hearts became proud.(F)
Therefore they forgot Me.(G)
So I will be like a lion(H) to them;
I will lurk like a leopard(I) on the path.
I will attack them
like a bear robbed of her cubs
and tear open the rib cage over their hearts.
I will devour them there like a lioness,(J)
like a wild beast that would rip them open.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:4 DSS, LXX read God who brought you out of
  2. Hosea 13:5 LXX, Syr read fed

Yet I have been the Lord your God
        ever since the land of Egypt;
    and you will know no other gods but me;
        there is no savior besides me.
I knew you in the wilderness,
        in the land of no rain.
When I fed them, they were satisfied;
        and their hearts became proud;
        therefore, they forgot me.

Consequences of infidelity

So I will become like a lion to them;
        like a leopard I will lurk beside the road.
I will fall upon them like a bear robbed of her cubs,
        and I will tear open the covering of their hearts.
    I will devour them like a lion,
        as a wild animal would eat them.

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