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 took care of you in the wilderness, where it was very hot and dry. 6I gave food to my people, so that they were not hungry. But when they had enough to eat, they became proud. As a result, they forgot about me. So I will attack them like a lion. I will be like a leopard that waits beside the road. It is ready to catch anything that goes that way. 8I will attack them like an angry bear that has lost her children. I will tear them into pieces. I will eat them like a hungry lion. I will attack them and kill them, like a wild animal. 9I will destroy you, Israel. There will be nobody to help you.

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 5:14I will attack Ephraim's people like a lion. I will also attack Judah's people like a young lion. I myself will tear them into pieces. I will carry them away. Nobody will be able to rescue them.
• Isaiah 42:13The Lord marches out to battle, like a brave soldier. He is angry with his enemies, and he is ready to attack them. He shouts loudly as he attacks, and he shows his power over them.
• Jeremiah 5:6So lions will come out of the forest to attack them. Wolves will come from the desert to destroy them. Leopards will wait outside their cities. They will kill anyone who goes outside. That will happen because the people have turned against the Lord. They have done many bad things.
• Lamentations 3:10God is like a strong wild animal. He hides and he waits for me by the path.
• Amos 1:2Amos said, ‘The Lord speaks loudly from Zion. Yes, he shouts from Jerusalem. As a result, the green fields will become dry and the grass will die. There will be nothing for the sheep to eat. Even the grass on Mount Carmel mountain will die.’
• Amos 3:4If a lion roars in the forest, it means that he has killed an animal to eat. A young lion does not shout unless he has caught 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