en_tn/hos/13/07.md

Yahweh is speaking.

like a lion...like a leopard...like a bear...like a lioness

Each of these wild animals are predators and will attack and kill. In the case of a bear, they will protect their young. Yahweh continues to emphasize how he will deal with his people when they turn away from him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

as a wild beast would tear you

A lioness is a wild beast and tears apart her prey. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)