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Hosea 13:8

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.

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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.

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
אֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙'ef.ge.ShemI will meet themH6298 →
כְּדֹ֣בke.Dolike a bearH1677 →
שַׁכּ֔וּלsha.Kulrobbed of cubsH7909 →
וְאֶקְרַ֖עve.'ek.Ra'so I may tearH7167 →
סְג֣וֹרse.Gor[the] cavity ofH5458 →
לִבָּ֑םli.Bamheart theirH3820 →
וְאֹכְלֵ֥םve.'o.khe.Lemand I will devour themH398 →
שָׁם֙shamthereH8033 →
כְּלָבִ֔יאke.la.Vi'like a lionH3833 →
חַיַּ֥תchai.Yat<the> animal ofH2416 →
הַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.Dehthe fieldH7704 →
תְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃te.va.ke.'Emit will tear to pieces themH1234 →

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1 Peter 5:8Be sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.2 Samuel 17:8He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.2 Kings 2:24Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.Exodus 4:24Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.Amos 4:12“Therefore, that is what I will do to you, O Israel, and since I will do this to you, prepare to meet your God, O Israel!Isaiah 5:29Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away from deliverance.Daniel 7:5Suddenly another beast appeared, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. So it was told, ‘Get up and gorge yourself on flesh!’Hosea 2:12I will destroy her vines and fig trees, which she thinks are the wages paid by her lovers. So I will make them into a thicket, and the beasts of the field will devour them.Proverbs 17:12It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.Jeremiah 12:9Is not My inheritance to Me like a speckled bird of prey with other birds of prey circling against her? Go, gather all the beasts of the field; bring them to devour her.Amos 9:1–3I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.Psalms 50:22Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:Isaiah 56:9Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.Psalms 80:13The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.Hosea 5:1“Hear this, O priests! Take heed, O house of Israel! Give ear, O royal house! For this judgment is against you because you have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.Amos 1:2He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”Hosea 9:13I have seen Ephraim, like Tyre, planted in a meadow. But Ephraim will bring out his children for slaughter.Proverbs 28:15Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over a helpless people.

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