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Hosea 13:7

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Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:
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  1. Hosea 5:14Rank 1 from verse 7
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    14For 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.

  2. Jeremiah 5:6Rank 2 from verse 7
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    6Wherefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, and a wolf of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard shall watch over their cities: every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces: because their transgressions are many, and their backslidings are increased.

  3. Lamentations 3:10Rank 3 from verse 7
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    10He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.

  4. Amos 1:2Rank 4 from verse 7
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    2And he said, The Lord will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

  5. Amos 3:4Rank 5 from verse 7
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    4Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

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Hosea 13:7

COMBINED MEANING

lion

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Sense 1: A large, powerful wild cat. Sense 2: Figuratively, one fierce or strong.

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COMBINED MEANING

observe

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Sense 1: To watch, notice, behold, or take heed of. Sense 2: To keep, carefully perform, or comply with.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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:

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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.

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