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

6But when you had eaten and were satisfied, you became proud and forgot me. 7So now I will attack you like a lion, like a leopard that lurks along the road. Like a bear whose cubs have been taken away, I will tear out your heart. I will devour you like a hungry lioness and mangle you like a wild animal. 9“You are about to be destroyed, O Israel— yes, by me, your only helper. 10Now where is your king? Let him save you! Where are all the leaders of the land, the king and the officials you demanded of me?

Hosea 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 17:8You know your father and his men; they are mighty warriors. Right now they are as enraged as a mother bear who has been robbed of her cubs. And remember that your father is an experienced man of war. He won’t be spending the night among the troops.
• Proverbs 17:12It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.
• Amos 9:1Then I saw a vision of the Lord standing beside the altar. He said, “Strike the tops of the Temple columns, so that the foundation will shake. Bring down the roof on the heads of the people below. I will kill with the sword those who survive. No one will escape!
• Psalms 80:13The wild boar from the forest devours it, and the wild animals feed on it.
• Isaiah 5:29They will roar like lions, like the strongest of lions. Growling, they will pounce on their victims and carry them off, and no one will be there to rescue them.
• Isaiah 56:9Come, wild animals of the field! Come, wild animals of the forest! Come and devour my people!
• Jeremiah 12:9My chosen people act like speckled vultures, but they themselves are surrounded by vultures. Bring on the wild animals to pick their corpses clean!

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

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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