Hosea 13:6
4 Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me.
5 I knew you in the wilderness, in the land of drought.
When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.
7 So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
8 Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast would tear them apart.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.
- KJV
- According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
- WEB
- According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted. Therefore they have forgotten me.
- ASV
- According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me.
- DARBY
- According to their pasture, they became full; they became full, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me.
- BLB
- At their grazing, they became satisfied; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; upon thus they forgot Me!
- ÅB
- Fordi deres beite var godt, ble de mette; og da de ble mette, opphøyet de seg i sitt hjerte, og så glemte de meg.
- OTB
- Da de hadde beite, ble de tilfredse,
Og da de ble tilfredse, ble deres hjerte stolt;
Derfor glemte de Meg. - B1930
- Fordi deres beite var godt, blev de mette; og da de blev mette, ophøiet de sig i sitt hjerte, og så glemte de mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 32:13–15
He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 8:12–14
Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you build fine houses in which to dwell,
Read in contextDeuteronomy 6:10–12
And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,
Read in contextNehemiah 9:35
For even while they were in their kingdom, with the abundant goodness that You had given them, and in the spacious and fertile land that You had set before them, they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:18
You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
Read in contextPsalms 10:4
In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.
Read in contextJeremiah 2:31–32
You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’?
Read in contextHosea 8:4
They set up kings, but not by Me. They make princes, but without My approval. With their silver and gold they make themselves idols, to their own destruction.
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