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.
⁵I cared for you in the wilderness,^(E)
    in the land of burning heat.
⁶When I fed them, they were satisfied;
    when they were satisfied, they became proud;^(F)
    then they forgot^(G) me.^(H)
⁷So I will be like a lion^(I) to them,
    like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
⁸Like 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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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.
⁵I took care of^[a] you in the wilderness,
    in a waterless land.
⁶As 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.
⁸I 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.