King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
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.
Complete Jewish Bible:
I will meet them like a bear whose cubs have been taken away. I will tear their hearts from their bodies. I will devour them there like a lion, like a wild animal ripping them up.
Berean Standard Bible:
Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them, and I will tear open their chests. There I will devour them like a lion, like a wild beast would tear them apart.
American Standard Version:
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 lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
I will meet{H6298} them as a bear{H1677} that is bereaved{H7909} of her whelps, and will rend{H7167} the caul{H5458} of their heart{H3820}, and there will I devour{H398} them like a lion{H3833}: the wild{H7704} beast{H2416} shall tear{H1234} them.
Cross-References (KJV):
2 Samuel 17:8
- For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they [be] mighty men, and they [be] chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father [is] a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
Proverbs 17:12
- ¶ Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Psalms 50:22
- Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear [you] in pieces, and [there be] none to deliver.
Jeremiah 12:9
- Mine heritage [is] unto me [as] a speckled bird, the birds round about [are] against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.
Isaiah 5:29
- Their roaring [shall be] like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry [it] away safe, and none shall deliver [it].
Psalms 80:13
- The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
Amos 9:1
- ¶ I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
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Commentary for Hosea 13:8
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H6298
There are 14 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פָּגַשׁ
Transliteration: pâgash
Pronunciation: paw-gash'
Description: a primitive root; to come in contact with, whether by accident or violence; figuratively, to concur; meet (with, together). - Strong's Number: H1677
There are 12 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דֹּב
Transliteration: dôb
Pronunciation: dobe
Description: or (fully) דּוֹב; from דָּבַב; the bear (as slow); bear. - Strong's Number: H7909
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שַׁכּוּל
Transliteration: shakkûwl
Pronunciation: shak-kool'
Description: or שַׁכֻּל; from שָׁכֹל; bereaved; barren, bereaved (robbed) of children (whelps). - Strong's Number: H7167
There are 60 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: קָרַע
Transliteration: qâraʻ
Pronunciation: kaw-rah'
Description: a primitive root; to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them); cut out, rend, [idiom] surely, tear. - Strong's Number: H5458
There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: סְגוֹר
Transliteration: çᵉgôwr
Pronunciation: seg-ore'
Description: from סָגַר; properly, shut up, i.e. the breast (as enclosing the heart); also gold (as generally shut up safely); caul, gold. - Strong's Number: H3820
There are 550 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: לֵב
Transliteration: lêb
Pronunciation: labe
Description: a form of לֵבָב; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom. - Strong's Number: H398
There are 825 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אָכַל
Transliteration: ʼâkal
Pronunciation: aw-kal'
Description: a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite. - Strong's Number: H3833
There are 14 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: לָבִיא
Transliteration: lâbîyʼ
Pronunciation: law-bee'
Description: or (Ezekiel 19:2) לְבִיָּא; irregular masculine plural לְבָאִים; irregular feminine plural לְבָאוֹת; from an unused root meaning; compare אֲרִי; to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;)); (great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion). - Strong's Number: H7704
There are 309 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׂדֶה
Transliteration: sâdeh
Pronunciation: saw-deh'
Description: or שָׂדַי; from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat); country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild. - Strong's Number: H2416
There are 452 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חַי
Transliteration: chay
Pronunciation: khah'-ee
Description: from חָיָה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop. - Strong's Number: H1234
There are 50 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בָּקַע
Transliteration: bâqaʻ
Pronunciation: baw-kah'
Description: a primitive root; to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open; make a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.