Hosea 13:8 Parallel Translations

Like a bear that has lost her cubs, I will attack you. I will rip you open. Like a lion I will devour you. Like a wild animal I will tear you apart.(GOD'S WORD®)

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.

ASV:

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.

BBE:

I will come face to face with them like a bear whose young ones have been taken from her, and their inmost hearts will be broken; there the dogs will make a meal of them; they will be wounded by the beasts of the field.

DBY:

I will meet them as a bear bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the covering of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lioness: the beast of the field shall tear them.

ERV:

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.

JPS:

I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the enclosure of their heart; and there will I devour them like a lioness; the wild beast shall tear them.

WBS:

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.

WEB:

I will meet them like a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, and will tear the covering of their heart. There I will devour them like a lioness. The wild animal will tear them.

YLT:

I do meet them as a bereaved bear, And I rend the enclosure of their heart.

Hosea 13:8 Cross References

XREF:

2 Samuel 17:8 Moreover, Hushai said, "You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men and they are fierce, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is an expert in warfare, and will not spend the night with the people.

Psalm 50:22 "Now consider this, you who forget God, Or I will tear you in pieces, and there will be none to deliver. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

13:8 Rent - First kill, then tear in pieces, and pull out the very heart.

MHC:

13:1-8 While Ephraim kept up a holy fear of God, and worshipped Him in that fear, so long he was very considerable. When Ephraim forsook God, and followed idolatry, he sunk. Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves, in token of their adoration of them, affection for them, and obedience to them; but the Lord will not give his glory to another, and therefore all that worship images shall be confounded. No solid, lasting comfort, is to be expected any where but in God. God not only took care of the Israelites in the wilderness, he put them in possession of Canaan, a good land; but worldly prosperity, when it feeds men's pride, makes them forgetful of God. Therefore the Lord would meet them in just vengeance, as the most terrible beast that inhabited their forests. Abused goodness calls for greater severity.

CONC:

Animal Apart Attack Bear Beast Beasts Bereaved Breast Broken Caul Chests Covering Cubs Devour Dogs Enclosure Encounter Face Fall Field Heart Hearts Inmost Lion Lioness Meal Meet Ones Open Rend Rip Robbed Tear Whelps Wild Wounded

Animal Attack Bear Beast Beasts Bereaved Breast Broken Caul Chests Covering Cubs Devour Dogs Enclosure Encounter Face Fall Field Heart Hearts Inmost Lioness Meal Meet Ones Open Rend Rip Robbed Tear Whelps Wild Wounded Young

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