Hosea 13:8
I will meet them as a dov (bear) that is bereaved of her cubs, 1 and will rip open the covering of their lev, 1 and there will I devour them like a lion; 1 as the wild beast of the sadeh would tear them. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
7Therefore I will be unto them as a lion; 1 as a leopard by the derech will I lie in wait; 1
9O Yisroel, thou art destroyed; 1 because thou art against Me, thine Ezer (Help). 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:8For, said Chushai, thou knowest Avicha and his anashim, that they be Gibborim, and they be enraged in their nefesh, as a dov (bear) robbed of her cubs in the sadeh; and Avicha is ish milchamah, and will not spend the night with HaAm (the troops).
Psalms 80:13Lammah (why) hast Thou then broken down her walls, 1 so that all they which pass by the derech do pluck her? 1
Isaiah 5:29Their roaring shall be like a lion, 1 they shall roar like young lions; 1 yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the teref, 1 and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it. 1
Jeremiah 12:9Mine nachalah is unto Me as a speckled bird of prey, 1 the birds of prey round about are against her; 1 come ye, assemble all the chayyat hasadeh (beasts of the field), 1 come to devour. 1
Matthew Henry on Hosea 13:6-9
Ingratitude of Israel. ( b. c. 722.) 5 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. 6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me. 7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard by the way will I observe them: 8 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. We may observe here,… Read the whole commentary →