Hosea 13:8 — Bible Verse (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.”

Hosea 13:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Hosea 13:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Hosea 13:8 WEB — 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.”

Hosea 13:8 — World English Bible

Hosea 13:8 ASV — 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. ”

Hosea 13:8 — American Standard Version

Hosea 13:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Hosea 13:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Hosea 13:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Hosea 13:8 — Darby Translation

Hosea 13:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“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.”

Hosea 13:8 — Geneva Bible

Hosea 13:8 in Context — Hosea 13

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.

9 O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help.

10 I will be thy king: where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?

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What Does Hosea 13:8 Mean?

Hosea 13:8 is a verse from the Book of Hosea, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Hosea chapter 13. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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