Hosea 5:14

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, and no one will rescue them.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the use of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    For I will be to 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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    For I will be unto Ephraim{H669} as a lion,{H7826} and as a young lion{H3715} to the house{H1004} of Judah:{H3063} I, even I, will tear{H2963} and go away;{H3212} I will carry off,{H5375} and there shall be none to deliver.{H5337}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    For I will be unto Ephraim{H669} as a lion{H7826}, and as a young lion{H3715} to the house{H1004} of Judah{H3063}: I, even I, will tear{H2963}{(H8799)} and go away{H3212}{(H8799)}; I will take away{H5375}{(H8799)}, and none shall rescue{H5337}{(H8688)} him.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    I am vnto Ephraim as a lyon, and as a lyons whelpe to the house of Iuda. Euen I, I wil spoyle them, & go my waye. I wil take them with me, and no man shal rescue them.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    For I will be vnto Ephraim as a lyon, and as a lyons whelpe to the house of Iudah: I, euen I will spoyle, and goe away: I will take away, and none shall rescue it.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    I wyll be vnto Ephraim as a lion, and as a lions whelpe to the house of Iuda: I euen I wyll spoyle, and go my away: I wyll take away, and no man shall rescue.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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].

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, And like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    For I `am' as a lion to Ephraim, And as a young lion to the house of Judah, I -- I tear and go, I bear away, and there is no deliverer.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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 carry off, and there shall be none to deliver.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    For I will be to Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the children of Judah; I, even I, will give him wounds and go away; I will take him away, and there will be no helper.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    For I will be to Ephraim like a lion, and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear in pieces and go away. I will carry off, and there will be no one to deliver.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The Lion Will Carry Israel Off Into Exile I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a young lion to the house of Judah. I myself will tear them to pieces, then I will carry them off, and no one will be able to rescue them!

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 7:2 : 2 O Lord, my God, I take refuge in You; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me.
  • Mic 5:8 : 8 Your hand will be lifted up in victory over your adversaries, and all your enemies will be cut off.
  • Hos 13:7-8 : 7 So I will become like a lion to them, like a leopard lying in wait by the path. 8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs; I will tear their hearts open. There I will devour them like a lion; a wild beast will rip them apart.
  • Ps 50:22 : 22 Consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you apart, and there be none to deliver.
  • Isa 5:29 : 29 Their roar is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey and carry it off, with no one to rescue it.
  • Lam 3:10 : 10 He is like a bear lying in wait for me, a lion in hiding.
  • Amos 2:14 : 14 Flight will perish from the swift, the strong will not retain their strength, and the warrior will not save his life.
  • Amos 3:4-8 : 4 Does a lion roar in the forest if it has no prey? Does a young lion growl from its den unless it has caught something? 5 Does a bird fall into a trap on the ground when there is no bait for it? Does a trap spring up from the earth when it has caught nothing? 6 Is a trumpet blown in a city, and the people are not afraid? Does disaster come to a city unless the Lord has done it? 7 Surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing His secret to His servants, the prophets. 8 The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy?
  • Job 10:7 : 7 You know that I am not wicked, and that no one can deliver me from Your hand.
  • Job 10:16 : 16 If I rise up, You hunt me like a lion, and again show Your power against me.
  • Deut 28:31 : 31 Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken forcibly from you and will not be returned. Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and no one will rescue them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Hos 13:7-9
    3 verses
    83%

    7 So I will become like a lion to them, like a leopard lying in wait by the path.

    8 I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs; I will tear their hearts open. There I will devour them like a lion; a wild beast will rip them apart.

    9 It has destroyed you, Israel, because you are against me, against your helper.

  • Hos 5:15
    80%

    15 I will return to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face; in their distress they will earnestly seek me.

  • Hos 5:11-13
    3 verses
    78%

    11 Ephraim is oppressed, crushed in judgment, because he was determined to follow human commands.

    12 I am like a moth to Ephraim, and like rot to the house of Judah.

    13 When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria and sent to the great king for help. But he cannot heal you or cure your wound.

  • Isa 5:29
    77%

    29 Their roar is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey and carry it off, with no one to rescue it.

  • Jer 5:6
    77%

    6 Therefore, a lion from the forest will attack them, a wolf from the wilderness will ravage them, and a leopard is watching their cities. Anyone who goes out will be torn apart, because their transgressions are many and their backslidings are numerous.

  • Hos 11:8-10
    3 verses
    76%

    8 How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I surrender you, Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is changed within Me; My compassion grows warm and tender.

    9 I will not carry out My fierce anger; I will not destroy Ephraim again. For I am God, and not a man—the Holy One among you. I will not come in wrath.

    10 They will follow the LORD, and He will roar like a lion. When He roars, His children will come trembling from the west.

  • Mic 5:8
    76%

    8 Your hand will be lifted up in victory over your adversaries, and all your enemies will be cut off.

  • Nah 2:11-13
    3 verses
    75%

    11 Devastation, desolation, and destruction! Hearts melt, knees tremble, loins shake, and all faces turn pale.

    12 Where is the lion’s den, the lair of the young lions, where the lion went, the lioness went, and the lion’s cubs, with no one to disturb them?

    13 The lion tears apart prey to feed its cubs and strangles it for its lionesses. He fills his dens with prey and his lairs with torn flesh.

  • Jer 50:44
    75%

    44 Behold, like a lion coming up from the thickets of the Jordan to a secure pasture, I will drive them away suddenly from it. I will appoint whoever is chosen for it. For who is like me? Who can summon me? And what shepherd can stand against me?

  • Jer 49:19
    74%

    19 Look, like a lion coming up from the thickets of the Jordan to a permanent pasture, I will suddenly chase Edom from its land, and I will appoint over it whomever I choose. For who is like me, and who can summon me? What shepherd can stand before me?

  • Ezek 34:16
    74%

    16 I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bind up the injured, and strengthen the weak. But the fat and the strong I will destroy—I will shepherd them with justice.

  • Isa 31:4
    74%

    4 For this is what the LORD said to me: As a lion or a young lion growls over its prey, and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not frightened by their voice or disturbed by their noise, so the LORD of Hosts will come down to fight for Mount Zion and its hill.

  • Zech 11:16
    74%

    16 For behold, I am raising up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those being destroyed, seek the young, heal the injured, or feed the healthy, but will eat the meat of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.'

  • Zech 10:6
    74%

    6 I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and it will be as though I had never rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.

  • Gen 49:9
    74%

    9 'Judah is a lion's cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stoops down, he crouches like a lion, and like a lioness—who dares to rouse him?

  • Hos 5:9
    74%

    9 Ephraim will become a desolation on the day of punishment. Among the tribes of Israel, I have made known what is certain.

  • Num 23:24
    73%

    24 'The people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion. They will not lie down until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.'

  • Jer 4:7
    73%

    7 A lion has come out of his thicket, a destroyer of nations has set out; he has left his place to turn your land into a waste. Your cities will be ruined, without inhabitants.

  • Jer 25:38
    73%

    38 Like a lion leaving its lair, He has left His den, for their land has become a desolation because of the oppressor's wrath and the LORD's fierce anger.

  • Jer 50:17
    73%

    17 Israel is a scattered sheep chased by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to gnaw at his bones was Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon.

  • Jer 50:19
    72%

    19 I will restore Israel to his pasture, and he will graze on Carmel and Bashan; his soul will be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and Gilead.

  • Amos 3:12
    72%

    12 This is what the Lord says: Just as a shepherd rescues from the mouth of a lion two legs or a piece of an ear, so will the Israelites who dwell in Samaria be rescued, with only the corner of a bed or a piece of a couch.

  • Ps 7:2
    72%

    2 O Lord, my God, I take refuge in You; save me from all my pursuers and deliver me.

  • Job 4:11
    72%

    11 The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.

  • Jer 7:15
    72%

    15 And I will cast you out of my presence, just as I cast out all your brothers, the entire offspring of Ephraim.

  • Hos 7:12
    72%

    12 As they go, I will spread my net over them; I will bring them down like birds of the sky. I will discipline them as their assembly has heard.

  • Ezek 19:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5 When she saw that her hope was lost and her waiting was in vain, she took another one of her cubs and made him into a young lion.

    6 He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey and devoured people.

  • Ezek 19:3
    71%

    3 She brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey and devoured men.

  • Joel 1:6
    71%

    6 For a nation has invaded my land, strong and without number. Its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and it has the fangs of a lioness.

  • Ezek 34:11
    71%

    11 For this is what the Lord GOD says: 'Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and look after them.

  • Ezek 34:22
    71%

    22 I will save My flock so they will no longer be prey. I will judge between one sheep and another.

  • Hos 11:3
    71%

    3 I taught Ephraim to walk, taking them in My arms, but they did not realize it was I who healed them.

  • Hos 10:11
    71%

    11 Ephraim was a trained heifer that loved to thresh, but I will put a yoke on her fair neck. I will drive Ephraim; Judah must plow, and Jacob must break up the ground.

  • Ezek 17:20
    71%

    20 I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the unfaithfulness he committed against Me.

  • Ps 17:12
    71%

    12 They are like a lion eager to tear its prey, like a young lion crouching in hiding.

  • Isa 14:25
    71%

    25 I will break Assyria in My land and trample him on My mountains. Then his yoke will be taken off their shoulders, and his burden removed from their necks.

  • Jer 2:15
    71%

    15 Young lions have roared against him; they have raised their voices. They have turned his land into a desolation; his towns are burned and uninhabited.

  • Ezek 14:5
    70%

    5 So that I may seize the house of Israel by their hearts, because they have all turned away from me through their idols.

  • Mic 1:8
    70%

    8 Because of this, I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like jackals and mourn like ostriches.

  • Zech 11:6
    70%

    6 For I will no longer show pity to the people of the land,' declares the LORD. 'I will give everyone into the hands of their neighbors and their king. They will crush the land, and I will not deliver them from their power.'