Hosea 13:8

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

6As they had their pasture, they became satisfied, And as they became satisfied, their heart became proud; Therefore they forgot Me. 7So I will be like a lion to them; Like a leopard I will lie in wait by the wayside. I will confront them like a bear deprived of her cubs, And I will tear open their chests; I will also devour them there like a lioness, As a wild animal would tear them to pieces. 9It is to your own destruction, Israel, That you are against Me, against your help. 10Where then is your king, That he might save you in all your cities; And your judges, to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?

Hosea 13:8 word by word

אֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙ כְּדֹ֣ב שַׁכּ֔וּל וְאֶקְרַ֖ע סְג֣וֹר לִבָּ֑ם וְאֹכְלֵ֥ם שָׁם֙ כְּלָבִ֔יא חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה תְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃Read the interlinear

• I will confrontפָּגַשׁpâgash · to meetH6298
• like a bearדֹּבdôb dôb · bearH1677
• And I will tearקָרַעqâra‛ · to tearH7167
• their chestsסְגוֹרsegôr · enclosureH5458
• their chestsלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• devourאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• them thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• like a lionessלָבִיאlâbîy' lebîyâ' lebâ'îym lebâ'ôth · lionH3833
• a wildשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: wildlifeH7704
• would tearבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234

Cross-references for Hosea 13:8

• 2 Samuel 17:8Then Hushai said, “You yourself know your father and his men, that they are warriors and they are fierce, like a bear deprived of her cubs in the field. And your father is an expert in warfare, and he will not spend the night with the people.
• Proverbs 17:12Let a person meet a bear robbed of her cubs, Rather than a fool in his foolishness.
• Amos 9:1I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said, “Strike the pillar capitals so that the thresholds will shake, And break them on the heads of them all! Then I will put to death the rest of them with the sword; They will not have a fugitive who will flee, Nor a survivor who will escape.
• Psalms 80:13A boar from the forest eats it away, And whatever moves in the field feeds on it.
• Isaiah 5:29Its roaring is like a lioness, and it roars like young lions; It growls as it seizes the prey And carries it off with no one to save it.
• Isaiah 56:9All you wild animals, All you animals in the forest, Come to eat.
• Jeremiah 12:9Is My inheritance like a speckled bird of prey to Me? Are the birds of prey against her on every side? Go, gather all the animals of the field, Bring them to devour!

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

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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