Hosea 13:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

and rip you apart like a bear robbed of her cubs. I will gnaw on your bones, as though I were a lion or some other wild animal.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:8

You know that your father and his followers are real warriors. Now they are as fierce as a mother bear whose cubs have just been killed. Besides, your father has a lot of experience in fighting wars, and he won't be spending the night with the others.

Psalm 50:22

You have ignored me! So pay close attention or I will tear you apart, and no one can help you.

Psalm 80:13

Now the vine is gobbled up by pigs from the forest and other wild animals.

Proverbs 17:12

A bear robbed of her cubs is far less dangerous than a stubborn fool.

Isaiah 5:29

They roar and growl like fierce young lions as they grab their victims and drag them off where no one can rescue them.

Isaiah 56:9

Come from the forest, you wild animals! Attack and gobble up your victims.

Jeremiah 12:9

My people are like a hawk surrounded and attacked by other hawks. Tell the wild animals to come and eat their fill.

Hosea 2:12

She said, “My lovers gave me vineyards and fig trees as payment for sex.” Now I, the LORD, will ruin her vineyards and fig trees; they will become clumps of weeds eaten by wild animals.

Hosea 5:14

So I'll become a fierce lion attacking Israel and Judah. I'll snatch and carry off what I want, and no one can stop me.