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I am Yahweh your God
    since[a] the land of Egypt;
you know no god except me,
    and no one saves besides me.
I fed you[b] in the desert,
    in the land of drought.
When I fed them,[c] they were satisfied;
    they were satisfied and their heart was lifted up;
        therefore they forgot me.
And I will be like a lion to them;
    I lie in wait beside the way, like a leopard.
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.

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:4 Or “from”
  2. Hosea 13:5 So LXX; Hebrew “I knew you”
  3. Hosea 13:6 Hebrew “According to their pasture”

Yet I have been the Lord your God
    ever since the land of Egypt;
you know no God but me,
    and besides me there is no savior.(A)
It was I who fed[a] you in the wilderness,
    in the land of drought.(B)
When I fed[b] them, they were satisfied;
    they were satisfied, and their heart was proud;
    therefore they forgot me.(C)
So I will become like a lion to them;
    like a leopard I will lurk beside the way.(D)
I will fall upon them like a bear robbed of her cubs
    and will tear open the covering of their heart;
there I will devour them like a lion,
    as a wild animal would mangle them.

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Footnotes

  1. 13.5 Gk Syr: Heb knew
  2. 13.6 Cn: Heb according to their pasture