Hosea 13:8
I will attack them as a bear that is robbed of her cubs. 1 I will rip open their chests, 1 and there I will devour them as a lion, 1 as a wild beast would tear them to pieces. 1
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In Context
7I will become like a lion to them; 1 like a leopard I will watch along the path. 1
9I will destroy you, Israel; 1 who will be able to help you? 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:8Hushai added, “You know your father and his men are strong warriors, and that they are bitter, and they are like a bear robbed of her cubs in a field. Your father is a man of war; he will not sleep with the army tonight.
Psalms 80:13The boars out of the forest ruin it, 1 and the beasts of the field feed on it. 1
Isaiah 5:29Their roaring will be like a lion; they will roar like young lions. 1 They will growl and seize the prey and drag it away, with none to rescue. 1
Jeremiah 12:9Has not my prized possession become a speckled bird, that other birds of prey go against her all around? 1 Go and gather all the wild beasts and bring them to devour her. 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 →