Hosea 13:8
I do meet them as a bereaved bear, And I rend the enclosure of their heart.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
7And I am to them as a lion, As a leopard by the way I look out.
9And I consume them there as a lioness, A beast of the field doth rend them.
Cross References
2 Samuel 17:8And Hushai saith, 'Thou hast known thy father and his men, that they [are] heroes, and they are bitter in soul as a bereaved bear in a field, and thy father [is] a man of war, and doth not lodge with the people;
Psalms 80:13A boar out of the forest doth waste it, And a wild beast of the fields consumeth it.
Isaiah 5:29Its roaring [is] like a lioness, It roareth like young lions, And it howleth, and seizeth prey, And carrieth away safely, and there is none delivering.
Jeremiah 12:9A speckled fowl [is] Mine inheritance to Me? Is the fowl round about against her? Come, assemble, every beast of the field, Come ye for food.
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 →