Hosea 13:1-8

1When the tribe of Ephraim spoke, people trembled. The people of Ephraim were important in Israel. Then they became guilty of worshiping Baal, so they must die.

2They keep on sinning more and more. They make idols from silver for themselves. These idols are skillfully made. All of them are the work of craftsmen. People say this about the Israelites: “They offer human sacrifices and kiss calf-shaped idols.”

3That is why they will be like fog in the morning and like morning dew that disappears quickly. They will be like straw blown away from threshing floors. They will be like smoke rising from chimneys.

4“I am the Lord your God. I brought you out of Egypt. You have known no god besides me. There is no savior except me.

5I took care of you  in the desert, in a dry land.

6When I fed you, you were full. When you were full, you became arrogant. That is why you forgot me.

7So I will be like a lion. Like a leopard I will wait by the road to ambush you.

8Like a bear that has lost her cubs, I will attack you. I will rip you open. Like a lion I will devour you. Like a wild animal I will tear you apart.