7And I will be unto them as a lion; as a leopard I will lurk for them by the way;


In Context

4 Yet I am Jehovah thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou hast known no God but me; and there is no saviour besides me.

5 I knew thee in the wilderness, in the land of drought.

6 According to their pasture, they became full; they became full, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me.

7 And I will be unto them as a lion; as a leopard I will lurk for them by the way;

8 I will meet them as a bear bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the covering of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lioness: the beast of the field shall tear them.

9 It is thy destruction, O Israel, that thou art against me, against thy help.

Hosea 13:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:7Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe [them: ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:7So I will come upon them like a lion, like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:7And I will be to them as a lioness, as a leopard in the way of the Assyrians.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:7Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:7Therefore am I unto them as a lion: as a leopard will I watch by the way:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:7Therefore I will be to them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:7Therefore I am like a lion to them. Like a leopard, I will lurk by the path.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:7And I am to them as a lion, As a leopard by the way I look out.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:7Therefore I will be to them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them: