Hosea 13:7

Hosea 13:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
• New International Version (NIV)So I will be like a lion to them, like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So I am to them like a lion; like a leopard I will lurk beside the way.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“So I will be to them like a lion; Like a leopard by the road I will lurk;

Context of Hosea 13:7

5I knew and regarded you and cared for you in the wilderness, In the land of drought. 6When they had their pasture, they became satisfied, And being satisfied, their heart became proud (self-centered); Therefore they forgot Me. 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]. 8I will encounter them like a bear robbed of her cubs, And I will tear open their chests; There I will also devour them like a lioness, As a wild beast would tear them. 9It is your destruction, O Israel, Because you are against Me, [and have rebelled] against your help.

Hosea 13:7 word by word

וָאֱהִ֥י לָהֶ֖ם כְּמוֹ־שָׁ֑חַל כְּנָמֵ֖ר עַל־דֶּ֥רֶךְ אָשֽׁוּר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore I will be unto them as a lionשַׁ֫חַלshachal · lionH7826
• as a leopardנָמֵרnâmêr · leopardH5246
• by the wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: journeyH1870
• will I observeשׁוּרshûr · to seeH7789

Cross-references for Hosea 13:7

• Hosea 5:14For I will be like a lion to Ephraim And like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear to pieces and go on [tearing]; I will carry off [the prey] and there will be no one to rescue them.
• Isaiah 42:13The Lord will go forth like a warrior, He will stir up His zeal like a man of war; He will shout out, yes, He will raise a war cry. He will prevail [mightily] against His enemies.
• Jeremiah 5:6Therefore a lion from the forest will kill them, A wolf of the deserts will destroy them, A leopard is watching their cities. Everyone who goes out of them shall be torn in pieces, Because their transgressions are many, Their desertions of faith are countless.
• Lamentations 3:10He is to me like a bear lying in wait, And like a lion [hiding] in secret places.
• Amos 1:2And he said, “The Lord thunders and roars from Zion [in judgment] And utters His voice from Jerusalem; Then the pastures of the shepherds mourn, And the summit of [Mount] Carmel dries up [because of God’s judgment].”
• Amos 3:4Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl from his den if he has not captured something?

Commentaries on Hosea 13:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7I will be unto them as a lion - שחל shachal is supposed to mean here the black lion, frequent in Ethiopia. As a leopard - נמר namar, so termed from its spotted skin, for to be spotted is the signification of the root. Will I observe them - The leopard, tiger, and panther will hide themselves in thick bushwood, near where they expect any prey to pass; and as soon as it comes near, spring suddenly upon it. To this is the allusion in the text: "By the way…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7I will be unto them as a lion - They had waxen fat, were full; yet it was, to become themselves a prey. Their wealth which they were proud of, which they abused, allured their enemies. To cut off all hopes of God‘s mercy, He says that he will be to them, as those creatures of His, which never spare. The fierceness of the lion, and the swiftness of the leopard, together portray a speedy inexorable chastisement. But what a contrast I He who bare Israel in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8God judged Israel using the Assyrian army as his tool for punishment. The description of God's attack highlights the Assyrians' cruelty to those they conquered.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. (Ho 5:14; La 3:10). leopard--The Hebrew comes from a root meaning "spotted" (compare Jr 13:23). Leopards lurk in thickets and thence spring on their victims. observe--that is, lie in wait for them. Several manuscripts, the Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, and Arabic read, by a slight change of the Hebrew vowel pointing, "by the way of Assyria," a region abounding in leopards and lions. English Version is better.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Hosea 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings