Parallel Verses
King James Version
Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
New American Standard Bible
Like a
Holman Bible
I will lurk like a leopard
International Standard Version
"So I will be like a lion to them. Like a leopard I will stalk them along the road.
A Conservative Version
Therefore I am to them as a lion. As a leopard I will watch by the way.
American Standard Version
Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way;
Amplified
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].
Bible in Basic English
So I will be like a lion to them; as a cruel beast I will keep watch by the road;
Darby Translation
And I will be unto them as a lion; as a leopard I will lurk for them by the way;
Julia Smith Translation
And I will be to them as a lion: as a panther upon the way I will look around.
King James 2000
Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I will be like a lion to them; I lie in wait beside [the] way, like a leopard.
Modern King James verseion
Therefore I will be as a lion to them; as a leopard by the way I will watch them.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore will I be unto them as a lion, and as a leopard in the way to the Assyrians.
NET Bible
So I will pounce on them like a lion; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
New Heart English Bible
Therefore I am like a lion to them. Like a leopard, I will lurk by the path.
The Emphasized Bible
Therefore am I become to them as a lion, - As a leopard by the way, do I watch.
Webster
Therefore I will be to them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them.
World English Bible
Therefore I am like a lion to them. Like a leopard, I will lurk by the path.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I am to them as a lion, As a leopard by the way I look out.
Themes
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Help » The lord being your help
Leopard » Lies in wait for its prey
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Hosea 13:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Death And Resurrection
6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me. 7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them: 8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 5:6
Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.
Hosea 5:14
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.
Lamentations 3:10
He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
Isaiah 42:13
The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
Amos 1:2
And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.
Amos 3:4
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
Amos 3:8
The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?