Hosea 13:8-10

Good News Translation

⁸ I will attack you like a bear that has lost her cubs, and I will tear you open. Like a lion I will devour you on the spot, and will tear you to pieces like a wild animal.

⁹ “I will destroy you, people of Israel! Then who can help you?^{[a] 10 (A)}You asked for a king and for leaders, but how can they save the nation?^[b]