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Hosea 5:14

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

So I'll become a fierce lion attacking Israel and Judah. I'll snatch and carry off what I want, and no one can stop me.

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No matter how hard I try, you keep hunting me down like a powerful lion.

You know I am innocent, but who can defend me against you?

You have ignored me! So pay close attention or I will tear you apart, and no one can help you.

Or else they will rip me apart like lions attacking a victim, and no one will save me.

They roar and growl like fierce young lions as they grab their victims and drag them off where no one can rescue them.

God was like a bear or a lion waiting in ambush for me;

I fed you till you were satisfied, then you became proud and forgot about me.

She said, “My lovers gave me vineyards and fig trees as payment for sex.” Now I, the LORD, will ruin her vineyards and fig trees; they will become clumps of weeds eaten by wild animals.

Let's return to the LORD. He has torn us to shreds, but he will bandage our wounds and make us well.

No matter how fast you run, you won't escape. No matter how strong you are, you will lose your strength and your life.

At present they are scattered, but later they will attack, as though they were fierce lions pouncing on sheep. Their enemies will be torn to shreds, with no one to save them;

Your cattle will be killed while you watch, but you won't get to eat any of the meat. Your donkeys and sheep will be stolen from you, and no one will be around to force your enemies to give them back.

Don't you understand? I am the only God; there are no others. I am the one who takes life and gives it again. I punished you with suffering. But now I will heal you, and nothing can stop me!




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