Hosea 13:8-10

Contemporary English Version

⁸ and rip you apart like a bear
    robbed of her cubs.
I will gnaw on your bones,
as though I were a lion
    or some other wild animal.
⁹ Israel, you are done for.
    Don't expect help from me.^[a]
10 (A) You wanted a king and rulers.
Where is your king now?
    What cities have rulers?