7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 13:7:1 ⧉וָאֱהִ֥יvaehiand I was or became Hosea 13:7:2 ⧉לָהֶ֖םlahemto them or for them Hosea 13:7:3 ⧉כְּמוֹ־שָׁ֣חַלkemoshakhallike a lion Hosea 13:7:4 ⧉כְּנָמֵ֖רkenamerlike a leopard Hosea 13:7:5 ⧉עַל־דֶּ֥רֶךְaderekhupon the way Hosea 13:7:6 ⧉אָשֽׁוּר׃ashurI will watch or lurk |
7. Formal Translation So I {Yahweh, Resolute Judge} am to them like a lion; like a leopard by the way, I will watch in ambush over them. |
7. Dynamic Translation I {Yahweh, Wrathful Avenger} will come against them like a lion; like a leopard I will wait beside the road to attack them. |