So ¹  I will pounce on them like a lion; ²  like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

biblegateway Hos 13:7

So I will be like a lion to them; Like a leopard I will lie in wait by the wayside.

So I will be like a lion to them; I will lurk like a leopard on the path.

So I will be like a lion. Like a leopard I will wait by the road to ambush you.

biblegateway Hos 13:7

So I will come upon them like a lion, like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

So I am to them like a lion; like a leopard I will lurk beside the way.

bibleoremus Hos 13:7

So I will become like a lion to them, like a leopard I will lurk beside the way.

Now I shall be like a panther to them, I shall prowl like a leopard by the wayside;

biblegateway Hos 13:7

"So I will be to them like a lion; Like a leopard by the road I will lurk;

Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe [them]:

biblegateway Hos 13:7

So ¹  I will pounce on them like a lion; ²  like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

¹ tn The vav consecutive + preterite form וָאֱהִי (va’ehi) introduces a consequential or result clause; cf. NAB “Therefore”; NCV “That is why.”

² tn Heb “So I will be like a lion to them” (so NASB); NIV “I will come upon them like a lion.”