Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I will be like a lion to them; I lie in wait beside [the] way, like a leopard.
New American Standard Bible
Like a
King James Version
Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
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:
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 When I fed them, they were satisfied; they were satisfied and their heart was lifted up; therefore they forgot me. 7 And I will be like a lion to them; I lie in wait beside [the] way, like a leopard. 8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her offspring, and I will tear open the covering of their heart; there I will devour them like a lion, like an animal of the field would mutilate them.
Phrases
Cross References
Jeremiah 5:6
Therefore a lion from [the] forest will kill them, A wolf [from the] desert plains will devastate them. A leopard [is] watching their cities, everyone [who] goes out from there will be torn, because their transgressions are many, their apostasies are numerous.
Hosea 5:14
Because I [will be] like a lion to Ephraim and like a fierce strong lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear and I will go; I will carry off, and there is no one who delivers.
Lamentations 3:10
To me he [is] like a bear lying in wait, a lion in hiding.
Isaiah 42:13
Yahweh goes forth like a mighty warrior; he stirs up zeal like a man of war. He raises the war cry, indeed he raises the battle shout; he prevails against his foes.
Amos 1:2
And he said, "Yahweh roars from Zion and he utters his voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds wither and the top of Carmel dries up."
Amos 3:4
Does a lion roar in the forest {when he has no prey}? Does a fierce, young lion cry out from his den unless he has caught [something]?
Amos 3:8
A lion has roared! Who is not afraid? My Lord Yahweh has spoken, who will not prophesy?