Hosea 13:7-8

In view of Israel’s behavior, the Lord promised to become as an enemy of His people, like a lion or leopard that laid in wait to attack a sheep grazing in rich pasture (Hosea 13:6). He would confront them as a mother bear crazed by the loss of her cubs (cf. 2 Samuel 17:8; Proverbs 17:12). He would tear them open like a bear and consume them like a lioness. The lion, leopard, and bear were all wild animals native to Canaan that were notorious for their relentless manner of killing prey.