Hosea 13:8

Sin

⁶ When they had pasture, they became satisfied; when they were satisfied, their hearts became proud, and as a result they forgot Me.

⁷ So like a lion I will pounce on them; like a leopard I will lurk by the path.

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.

⁹ You are destroyed, O Israel, because you are against Me— against your helper.

¹⁰ Where is your king now to save you in all your cities, and the rulers to whom you said, “Give me a king and princes”?

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: 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.
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.
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.
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.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: I will encounter them like a bear bereaved, and I will tear open the enclosure of their heart; there I will devour them like a lion; a beast of the field will tear them apart.

ÅB: jeg vil møte dem som en bjørn som ungene er tatt fra, og sønderrive deres hjertes dekke[^1]; jeg vil fortære dem som en løvinne; markens ville dyr skal sønderslite dem.
OTB: Jeg vil møte dem som en bjørn berøvet for sine unger,
Og jeg vil rive opp deres bryst.
Jeg vil også fortære dem der som en løvinne,
Som et vilt dyr ville rive dem i stykker.
B1930: jeg vil møte dem som en bjørn som ungene er tatt fra, og sønderrive deres hjertes dekke; jeg vil fortære dem som en løvinne; markens ville dyr skal sønderslite dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Samuel 17:8
He 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.
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Isaiah 5:29
Their roaring is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey; they carry it away from deliverance.
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Jeremiah 12:9
Is 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.
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Amos 9:1–3
I 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.
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Psalms 80:13
The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.
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Proverbs 17:12
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
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Psalms 50:22
Now consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you to pieces, with no one to rescue you:
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Isaiah 56:9
Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.
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