Yet I have been the (A)Lord your God
Since the land of Egypt;
And you were not to know (B)any god except Me,
For there is no savior (C)besides Me.
I [a](D)cared for you in the wilderness,
(E)In the land of drought.
As they had their pasture, they became (F)satisfied,
And as they became satisfied, their (G)heart became proud;
Therefore they (H)forgot Me.
So I will be (I)like a lion to them;
Like a (J)leopard I will [b]lie in wait by the wayside.
I will confront them (K)like a bear deprived of her cubs,
And I will tear open [c]their chests;
I will also (L)devour them there like a lioness,
As a wild animal would tear them to pieces.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:5 Or knew
  2. Hosea 13:7 Or watch
  3. Hosea 13:8 Lit the enclosure of their heart

Yet I am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt; and thou [a]shalt know no god but me, and besides me there is no saviour. I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me. Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way; 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 lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:4 Or, knowest