Hosea 13:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs; I will tear their hearts open. There I will devour them like a lion; a wild beast will rip them apart.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, and will tear the covering of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    I will meet{H6298} them as a bear{H1677} that is bereaved{H7909} of her whelps, and will rend{H7167} the caul{H5458} of their heart;{H3820} and there will I devour{H398} them like a lioness;{H3833} the wild{H7704} beast{H2416} shall tear{H1234} them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    I will meet{H6298}{(H8799)} them as a bear{H1677} that is bereaved{H7909} of her whelps, and will rend{H7167}{(H8799)} the caul{H5458} of their heart{H3820}, and there will I devour{H398}{(H8799)} them like a lion{H3833}: the wild{H7704} beast{H2416} shall tear{H1234}{(H8762)} them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    I wil come vpon them as a she beer, that is robbed of hir welpes, and I wil breake that stubburne herte of theirs. There wil I deuoure them as a lyon: yee the wylde beastes shal teare them.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    I will meete them, as a beare that is robbed of her whelpes, and I will breake the kall of their heart, and there will I deuoure them like a lion: the wilde beast shall teare them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    I wyll meete them as a she beare that is robbed of her whelpes, and I wyll breake that stubburne heart of theirs, there wyll I deuour them like a lion, yea the wylde beastes shall teare them.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    I will meet them like a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, And will tear the covering of their heart. And there I will devour them like a lioness. The wild animal will tear them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    I do meet them as a bereaved bear, And I rend the enclosure of their heart.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    I will come face to face with them like a bear whose young ones have been taken from her, and their inmost hearts will be broken; there the dogs will make a meal of them; they will be wounded by the beasts of the field.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs– I will rip open their chests. I will devour them there like a lion– like a wild animal would tear them apart.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 17:8 : 8 Hushai continued, 'You know your father and his men; they are mighty warriors and bitter in spirit, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is an experienced fighter, and he will not spend the night with the troops.'
  • Ps 50:22 : 22 Consider this, you who forget God, lest I tear you apart, and there be none to deliver.
  • Ps 80:13 : 13 Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its fruit?
  • Prov 17:12 : 12 Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
  • Isa 5:29 : 29 Their roar is like that of a lion; they roar like young lions. They growl and seize their prey and carry it off, with no one to rescue it.
  • Isa 56:9 : 9 All you wild animals of the field, come and devour, all you creatures of the forest.
  • Jer 12:9 : 9 Is my inheritance to me like a speckled bird of prey with other birds of prey surrounding her? Come, gather all the wild beasts; bring them to devour.
  • Amos 9:1-3 : 1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and He said, 'Strike the capitals so that the thresholds shake, and shatter them on the heads of all the people. Those who survive I will kill with the sword; not one of them will flee, not a single one will escape.' 2 'If they dig down to the depths of Sheol, from there My hand will take them. If they climb up to the heavens, from there I will bring them down.' 3 'If they hide themselves on the top of Mount Carmel, from there I will search them out and seize them. If they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.'

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