Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"So I will be like a lion to them. Like a leopard I will stalk them along the road.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
Holman Bible
I will lurk like a leopard
A Conservative Version
Therefore I am to them as a lion. As a leopard I will watch by the way.
American Standard Version
Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way;
Amplified
So I will be like a lion to them;
Like a leopard I will watch and lie in wait [ready to attack] by the road [to Assyria].
Bible in Basic English
So I will be like a lion to them; as a cruel beast I will keep watch by the road;
Darby Translation
And I will be unto them as a lion; as a leopard I will lurk for them by the way;
Julia Smith Translation
And I will be to them as a lion: as a panther upon the way I will look around.
King James 2000
Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I will be like a lion to them; I lie in wait beside [the] way, like a leopard.
Modern King James verseion
Therefore I will be as a lion to them; as a leopard by the way I will watch them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore will I be unto them as a lion, and as a leopard in the way to the Assyrians.
NET Bible
So I will pounce on them like a lion; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
New Heart English Bible
Therefore I am like a lion to them. Like a leopard, I will lurk by the path.
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore am I become to them as a lion, - As a leopard by the way, do I watch.
Webster
Therefore I will be to them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them.
World English Bible
Therefore I am like a lion to them. Like a leopard, I will lurk by the path.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I am to them as a lion, As a leopard by the way I look out.
Themes
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Help » The lord being your help
Leopard » Lies in wait for its prey
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Hosea 13:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Death And Resurrection
6 As their pastures flourished, all their desires were met. 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; I will tear open their ribs. I will devour them like a lion the wild beasts will rip them apart.
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 5:6
Therefore a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the desert will devastate them. A leopard is watching their towns, and everyone who goes out of them will be torn to pieces. For their transgressions are many, and their apostasies numerous.
Hosea 5:14
Therefore I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I even I will tear them to pieces, and then I will leave. I will take them away, and there will be no rescue.
Lamentations 3:10
He is like a bear that lies in wait for me, a lion in hiding.
Isaiah 42:13
The LORD marches out like a warrior; he stirs up his rage like a man of war; he makes his anger heard; he shouts aloud; he declares his mastery over his enemies:
Amos 1:2
He said, "From Zion the LORD roars, and from Jerusalem he shouts aloud. The shepherds' pastures will languish, and Carmel's summit will wither."
Amos 3:4
Will a lion roar in the forest without having found its prey? Will a young lion cry from its den without having caught anything?
Amos 3:8
A lion has roared! Who will not fear? The Lord GOD has spoken! Who will not prophesy?