Hosea 13:7
Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:In other versions
Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way;
ASV
So I will be like a lion to them; as a cruel beast I will keep watch by the road;
BBE
And I will be unto them as a lion; as a leopard I will lurk for them by the way;
DBY
Therefore am I to them like a lion; Like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
WEB
And I am to them as a lion, As a leopard by the way I look out.
YLT
Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
ENG
Therefore I will be to them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them.
WBT
So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
BSB
In context
5I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
6According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
7Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
8I 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.
9O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.