Hosea 13:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
I will encounterאֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙
(ef·ge·shem)
6298: to meet, encountera prim. root
them like a bearכְּדֹ֣ב
(ke·dov)
1677: a bearfrom dabab
robbed of her cubs,שַׁכּ֔וּל
(shak·kul,)
7909b: bereaved, robbed of offspringfrom shakol
And I will tearוְאֶקְרַ֖ע
(ve·'ek·ra)
7167: to teara prim. root
open their chests;סְגֹ֣ור
(se·go·vr)
5458: an enclosure, encasementfrom sagar
Thereשָׁם֙
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
I will also devourוְאֹכְלֵ֥ם
(ve·'o·che·lem)
398: to eata prim. root
them like a lioness,כְּלָבִ֔יא
(ke·la·vi,)
3833b: a lion, lionessfrom an unused word
[As] a wildהַשָּׂדֶ֖ה
(has·sa·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
beast 
 
2421b: living thing, animalfrom chayah
would tearתְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃
(te·vak·ke·'em.)
1234: to cleave, break open or througha prim. root
them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
I will meet
pagash  (paw-gash')
to come in contact with, whether by accident or violence; figuratively, to concur -- meet (with, together).
them as a bear
dob  (dobe)
the bear (as slow) -- bear.
that is bereaved
shakkuwl  (shak-kool')
bereaved -- barren, bereaved (robbed) of children (whelps).
of her whelps and will rend
qara`  (kaw-rah')
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) -- cut out, rend, surely, tear.
the caul
cgowr  (seg-ore')
shut up, i.e. the breast (as inclosing the heart); also gold (as generally shut up safely) -- caul, gold.
of their heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
and there will I devour
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
them like a lion
labiy'  (law-bee')
(great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion).
the wild
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
beast
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
shall tear
baqa`  (baw-kah')
to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I will encounter them like a bear robbed of her cubs, And I will tear open their chests; There I will also devour them like a lioness, As a wild beast would tear them.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs and tear open the rib cage over their hearts. I will devour them there like a lioness, like a wild beast that would rip them open.

International Standard Version
I will confront them like a bear deprived of her cubs; I will tear open their ribs. I will devour them like a lion— the wild beasts will rip them apart.

NET Bible
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Like a bear that has lost her cubs, I will attack you. I will rip you open. Like a lion I will devour you. Like a wild animal I will tear you apart.

King James 2000 Bible
I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, and will tear the fat of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
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