New King James Version
Hosea 5:14
14For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, And like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them and go away; I will take them away, and no one shall rescue.
Hosea 5:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.
- New International Version (NIV)For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a great lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear and go away; I will carry off, and no one shall rescue.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I will be like a lion to Israel, like a strong young lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces! I will carry them off, and no one will be left to rescue them.
Context of Hosea 5:14
12Therefore I will be to Ephraim like a moth, And to the house of Judah like rottenness. 13“When Ephraim saw his sickness, And Judah saw his wound, Then Ephraim went to Assyria And sent to King Jareb; Yet he cannot cure you, Nor heal you of your wound. For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, And like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them and go away; I will take them away, and no one shall rescue. 15I will return again to My place Till they acknowledge their offense. Then they will seek My face; In their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”
Read all of Hosea 5Hosea 5:14 word by word
כִּ֣י אָנֹכִ֤י כַשַּׁ֙חַל֙ לְאֶפְרַ֔יִם וְכַכְּפִ֖יר לְבֵ֣ית יְהוּדָ֑ה אֲנִ֨י אֲנִ֤י אֶטְרֹף֙ וְאֵלֵ֔ךְ אֶשָּׂ֖א וְאֵ֥ין מַצִּֽיל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- unto Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
- as a lionשַׁ֫חַלshachal · lionH7826
- and as a young lionכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715
- to the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- I, will tearטָרַףţâraph · to tearH2963
- and go awayיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
- I will take awayנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
- and none shall rescueנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
Cross-references for Hosea 5:14
- Hosea 13:7“So I will be to them like a lion; Like a leopard by the road I will lurk;
- Job 10:16If my head is exalted, You hunt me like a fierce lion, And again You show Yourself awesome against me.
- Psalms 7:2Lest they tear me like a lion, Rending me in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
- Lamentations 3:10He has been to me a bear lying in wait, Like a lion in ambush.
- Amos 3:4Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?
- Psalms 50:22“Now consider this, you who forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, And there be none to deliver:
- Micah 5:8And the remnant of Jacob Shall be among the Gentiles, In the midst of many peoples, Like a lion among the beasts of the forest, Like a young lion among flocks of sheep, Who, if he passes through, Both treads down and tears in pieces, And none can deliver.
- Deuteronomy 28:31Your ox shall be slaughtered before your eyes, but you shall not eat of it; your donkey shall be violently taken away from before you, and shall not be restored to you; your sheep shall be given to your enemies, and you shall have no one to rescue them.
- Job 10:7Although You know that I am not wicked, And there is no one who can deliver from Your hand?
- Isaiah 5:29Their roaring will be like a lion, They will roar like young lions; Yes, they will roar And lay hold of the prey; They will carry it away safely, And no one will deliver.
- Amos 2:14Therefore flight shall perish from the swift, The strong shall not strengthen his power, Nor shall the mighty deliver himself;
Commentaries on Hosea 5:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14I will be - as a lion - כשחל cashshachel, as a panther or lioness.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion - He who would thus strengthen himself by Outward help against God‘s chastisements, challenges, as it were, the Almighty to a trial of strength. So then God, unwilling to abandon him to himself, changes His dealings, and, “He who had heretofore, in His judgments, seemed but as a tender moth or a weak worm,” now shows forth His resistless power, imaged by His creatures in whom the quality of power is most seen. It may…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-15Verses 8-15 The destruction of impenitent sinners is not mere talk, to frighten them, it is a sentence which will not be recalled. And it is a mercy that we have timely warning given us, that we may flee from the wrath to come. Compliance with the commandments of men, who thwart the commandments of God, ripens a people for ruin. The judgments of God are sometimes to a sinful people as a moth, and as rottenness, or as a worm; as these consume the clothes…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. lion--The black lion and the young lion are emblems of strength and ferocity (Psa 91:13). I, even I--emphatic; when I, even I, the irresistible God, tear in pieces (Psa 50:22), no Assyrian power can rescue. go away--as a lion stalks leisurely back with his prey to his lair.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hosea 5
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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