Hosea 13:7

“Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:”

"Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:" - Hosea 13:7
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What does Hosea 13:7 mean?

Hosea 13:7 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them." The prophet Hosea was active during a time of political and social upheaval in Israel. The people had turned away from God and were…

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The Roaring Watcher: Understanding Hosea 13:7

Hosea 13:7 states, "Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them." This verse, rich in metaphor, reflects the nature of God’s relationship with His people, especially in times of disobedience and estrangement. To truly grasp the weight of…

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The Watchful Protector: A Prayer Inspired by Hosea 13:7

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, I am reminded of Your profound words in Hosea 13:7, where You declared, "Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them." Lord, I am filled with awe at the image of You as a lion—majestic…

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Hosea 13:7 - "Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:"
Hosea 7:13 - "Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me."
Hosea 7:3 - "They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies."
Hosea 13:12 - "The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid."
Hosea 13:5 - "¶ I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought."
Hosea 12:13 - "And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved."
Hosea 13:9 - "¶ O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help."
Hosea 10:7 - "As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the water."
Hosea 7:7 - "They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings are fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me."
Hosea 13:13 - "The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children."
Hosea 6:7 - "But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously against me."
Hosea 7:8 - "Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim is a cake not turned."
Hosea 13:11 - "I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath."
Hosea 7:11 - "¶ Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria."
Hosea 13:6 - "According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me."
Hosea 4:7 - "As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I change their glory into shame."
Hosea 9:13 - "Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer."
Hosea 13:1 - "When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died."
Hosea 7:15 - "Though I have bound and strengthened their arms, yet do they imagine mischief against me."
Hosea 7:10 - "And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all this."
"The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is hid." - Hosea 13:12
"They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the princes with their lies." - Hosea 7:3
Hosea 5:7 - "They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them with their portions."
Hosea 13:3 - "Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney."
Hosea 13:4 - "Yet I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no god but me: for there is no saviour beside me."
Hosea 7:9 - "Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not."
Hosea 7:5 - "In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners."
Hosea 7:4 - "They are all adulterers, as an oven heated by the baker, who ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened."
"¶ I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought." - Hosea 13:5