Hosea 13:8

New American Bible - revised edition

I will attack them like a bear robbed of its young, and tear their hearts from their breasts; I will devour them on the spot like a lion, as a wild animal would rip them open.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:8

And he went on to say: “You know that your father and his men are warriors, and that they are as fierce as a bear in the wild robbed of her cubs. Moreover, since your father is a skilled fighter, he will not spend the night with the army.

Psalm 50:22

“Now understand this, you who forget God, lest I start ripping apart and there be no rescuer.

Psalm 80:13

Why have you broken down its walls, so that all who pass along the way pluck its fruit?

Proverbs 17:12

Face a bear robbed of her cubs, but never fools in their folly!

Isaiah 5:29

They roar like the lion, like young lions, they roar; They growl and seize the prey, they carry it off and none can rescue.

Isaiah 56:9

All you beasts of the field, come to devour, all you beasts in the forest!

Jeremiah 12:9

My heritage is a prey for hyenas, is surrounded by vultures; Come, gather together, all you wild animals, come and eat!

Jeremiah 25:38

Like a lion he leaves his lair, and their land is made desolate By the sweeping sword, and the burning wrath of the Lord.

Hosea 2:12

Now I will lay bare her shame in full view of her lovers, and no one can deliver her out of my hand.

Hosea 5:14

For I am like a lion to Ephraim, like a young lion to the house of Judah; It is I who tear the prey and depart, I carry it away and no one can save it.