(A)I [a]knew you in the wilderness,
(B)In the land of [b]great drought.
(C)When they had pasture, they were filled;
They were filled and their heart was exalted;
Therefore they forgot Me.

“So (D)I will be to them like a lion;
Like (E)a leopard by the road I will lurk;

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Footnotes

  1. Hosea 13:5 Cared for you
  2. Hosea 13:5 Lit. droughts

I cared for you in the wilderness,(A)
    in the land of burning heat.
When I fed them, they were satisfied;
    when they were satisfied, they became proud;(B)
    then they forgot(C) me.(D)
So I will be like a lion(E) to them,
    like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

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