Hosea 13:8
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.
Context
This verse from Hosea Chapter 13 connects to 9 cross-references. When Ephraim spoke there was trembling — but they sinned with Baal. God will meet them like a bear robbed of her cubs. Their destruction is close because they forget their Savior. Where is their king? God will ransom from …
Other Translations
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.
I do meet them as a bereaved bear, And I rend the enclosure of their heart.
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.
Cross References
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold …
Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all …
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though …
I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts …
For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in …
The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.
Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.