Hosea 13:8

New Living Translation

Like a bear whose cubs have been taken away, I will tear out your heart. I will devour you like a hungry lioness and mangle you like a wild animal.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:8

You know your father and his men; they are mighty warriors. Right now they are as enraged as a mother bear who has been robbed of her cubs. And remember that your father is an experienced man of war. He won’t be spending the night among the troops.

Psalm 50:22

Repent, all of you who forget me, or I will tear you apart, and no one will help you.

Psalm 80:13

The wild boar from the forest devours it, and the wild animals feed on it.

Proverbs 17:12

It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.

Isaiah 5:29

They will roar like lions, like the strongest of lions. Growling, they will pounce on their victims and carry them off, and no one will be there to rescue them.

Isaiah 56:9

Come, wild animals of the field! Come, wild animals of the forest! Come and devour my people!

Jeremiah 12:9

My chosen people act like speckled vultures, but they themselves are surrounded by vultures. Bring on the wild animals to pick their corpses clean!

Jeremiah 25:38

He has left his den like a strong lion seeking its prey, and their land will be made desolate by the sword of the enemy and the Lord’s fierce anger.

Hosea 2:12

I will destroy her grapevines and fig trees, things she claims her lovers gave her. I will let them grow into tangled thickets, where only wild animals will eat the fruit.

Hosea 5:14

I will be like a lion to Israel, like a strong young lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces! I will carry them off, and no one will be left to rescue them.