Hosea 13:8

Old Testament Minor Prophet ASV (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

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Context — Hosea 13

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5I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.

6According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted: therefore have they forgotten me.

7Therefore am I unto them as a lion; as a leopard will I watch by the way;

8I 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.

9It is thy destruction, O Israel, that [thou art] against me, against thy help.

10Where now is thy king, that he may save thee in all thy cities? and thy judges, of whom thou saidst, Give me a king and princes?

11I have given thee a king in mine anger, and have taken him away in my wrath.

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