Hosea 13:7

Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them:

Cross-references

Hosea 5:14 Parallel

Hosea 5:14 uses the exact same lion metaphor for God's judgment — tearing and carrying off without rescue.

Hosea 6:1 Contrast

Hosea 6:1 uses the same tearing metaphor but adds healing — showing judgment intended for restoration.

Jeremiah 5:6 also mentions a lion and a leopard as agents of judgment for apostasy — directly echoing the lurking predators in 13:7.

Lamentations 3:10 pictures God as a bear and lion lying in wait — the same predator-ambush image used in 13:7.

Amos 1:2 Parallel

Amos 1:2 has the LORD roaring like a lion from Zion — the same roar of judgment that 13:7 likens to a lion.

In Jeremiah 2:15, lions roar against Israel's cities — directly parallels God as a lion bringing devastation.

In Jeremiah 25:30, the Lord roars from on high — this directly echoes God as a lion declaring judgment.

In Jeremiah 25:30, the lion's roar is against the land — same imagery of divine judgment as a predator.

Job 10:16 Parallel

In Job 10:16, Job describes God hunting him like a lion — same image of God as predator, but Job is an innocent sufferer, not Israel being judged.