Christian Standard Bible
Hosea 13:8
8I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs and tear open the rib cage over their hearts. I will devour them there like a lioness, like a wild beast that would rip them open.
Hosea 13:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
- New International Version (NIV)Like a bear robbed of her cubs, I will attack them and rip them open; like a lion I will devour them— a wild animal will tear them apart.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will fall upon them like a bear robbed of her cubs; I will tear open their breast, and there I will devour them like a lion, as a wild beast would rip them open.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will meet them like a bear deprived of her cubs; I will tear open their rib cage, And there I will devour them like a lion. The wild beast shall tear them.
Context of Hosea 13:8
6When they had pasture, they became satisfied; they were satisfied, and their hearts became proud. Therefore they forgot me. 7So I will be like a lion to them; I will lurk like a leopard on the path. I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs and tear open the rib cage over their hearts. I will devour them there like a lioness, like a wild beast that would rip them open. 9I will destroy you, Israel; you have no help but me. 10Where now is your king, that he may save you in all your cities, and the rulers you demanded, saying, “Give me a king and leaders”?
Read all of Hosea 13Hosea 13:8 word by word
אֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙ כְּדֹ֣ב שַׁכּ֔וּל וְאֶקְרַ֖ע סְג֣וֹר לִבָּ֑ם וְאֹכְלֵ֥ם שָׁם֙ כְּלָבִ֔יא חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה תְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- I will meetפָּגַשׁpâgash · to meetH6298
- them as a bearדֹּבdôb dôb · bearH1677
- bereavedשַׁכּוּלshakkûl shakkûl · childlessH7909
- and will rendקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167
- the caulסְגוֹרsegôr · enclosureH5458
- of their heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- and there will I devourאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- them like a lionלָבִיאlâbîy' lebîyâ' lebâ'îym lebâ'ôth · lionH3833
- the wildשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: wildlifeH7704
- beastחַיָּהchay · living thingH2416
- shall tearבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
Cross-references for Hosea 13:8
- 2 Samuel 17:8Hushai continued, “You know your father and his men. They are warriors and are desperate like a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier who won’t spend the night with the people.
- Proverbs 17:12Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his foolishness.
- Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and he said: Strike the capitals of the pillars so that the thresholds shake; knock them down on the heads of all the people. Then I will kill the rest of them with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.
- Psalms 80:13Boars from the forest tear at it and creatures of the field feed on it.
- Isaiah 5:29Their roaring is like a lion’s; they roar like young lions; they growl and seize their prey and carry it off, and no one can rescue it.
- Isaiah 56:9All you animals of the field and forest, come and eat!
- Jeremiah 12:9Is my inheritance like a hyena to me? Are birds of prey circling her? Go, gather all the wild animals; bring them to devour her.
Commentaries on Hosea 13:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8As a bear - bereaved - This is a figure to denote excessive ferocity. See the note on 2 Samuel 17:8; (note), where a remarkable instance is given. And will rend the caul of their heart - Every savage beast goes first to the seat of the blood when it has seized its prey; as in this fluid they delight more than in the most delicate parts of the flesh. There will I devour them like a lion - לביא labi, the old strong lion; drinking the blood, tearing the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8As a bear bereaved of her whelps - The Syrian bear is fiercer than the brown bears to which we are accustomed. It attacks flocks 1 Samuel 17:34, and even oxen. The fierceness of the she-bear, “bereaved of her whelps,” became a proverb (2 Samuel 17:8; Proverbs 17:12; and here).: “They who have written on the nature of wild beasts, say that none is more savage than the she-bear, when she has lost her whelps or lacks food.” It blends wonderfully most…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-8God judged Israel using the Assyrian army as his tool for punishment. The description of God's attack highlights the Assyrians' cruelty to those they conquered.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. "Writers on the natures of beasts say that none is more savage than a she bear, when bereaved of her whelps" [Jerome]. caul of ... heart--the membrane enclosing it: the pericardium. there--"by the way" (Ho 13:7).Read the comment
Topics related to Hosea 13:8
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Hosea 13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
Christian Standard Bible — © 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
Commentaries