Hosea 13:4-8
World English Bible
4 “Yet I am Yahweh your God from the land of Egypt;
and you shall acknowledge no god but me,
and besides me there is no savior.
5 I knew you in the wilderness,
in the land of great drought.
6 According to their pasture, so were they filled;
they were filled, and their heart was exalted.
Therefore they have forgotten me.
7 Therefore I am like a lion to them.
Like a leopard, I will lurk by the path.
8 I will meet them like a bear that is bereaved of her cubs,
and will tear the covering of their heart.
There I will devour them like a lioness.
The wild animal will tear them.
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
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