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Hosea 13:7
7So now I will attack you like a lion, like a leopard that lurks along the road.
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, in that dry and thirsty land. 6But when you had eaten and were satisfied, you became proud and forgot me. So now I will attack you like a lion, like a leopard that lurks along the road. 8Like a bear whose cubs have been taken away, I will tear out your heart. I will devour you like a hungry lioness and mangle you like a wild animal. 9“You are about to be destroyed, O Israel— yes, by me, your only helper.
Read all of Hosea 13Hosea 13:7 word by word
וָאֱהִ֥י לָהֶ֖ם כְּמוֹ־שָׁ֑חַל כְּנָמֵ֖ר עַל־דֶּ֥רֶךְ אָשֽׁוּר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Hosea 13:7
- Hosea 5:14I 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.
- Isaiah 42:13The Lord will march forth like a mighty hero; he will come out like a warrior, full of fury. He will shout his battle cry and crush all his enemies.
- Jeremiah 5:6So now a lion from the forest will attack them; a wolf from the desert will pounce on them. A leopard will lurk near their towns, tearing apart any who dare to venture out. For their rebellion is great, and their sins are many.
- Lamentations 3:10He has hidden like a bear or a lion, waiting to attack me.
- Amos 1:2This is what he saw and heard: “The Lord’s voice will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem! The lush pastures of the shepherds will dry up; the grass on Mount Carmel will wither and die.”
- Amos 3:4Does a lion ever roar in a thicket without first finding a victim? Does a young lion growl in its den without first catching its prey?
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
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