Hosea 13:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Hosea 13:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Hosea 13:8 is a verse from the book of Hosea in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "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 devou..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Hosea 13:8 — KJV
“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. wild...: Heb. beast of the field”
— Hosea 13:8 (KJV)
Hosea 13:8 in Context — About the Book of Hosea
Hosea lived his sermon: commanded to marry an unfaithful wife and keep bringing her home, he became a walking picture of God's scandalous love for wandering Israel. The book aches with betrayal yet ends with healing for backsliders and love that will not let go.
Cross-References for Hosea 13:8
“Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver. none...: Heb. not a deliverer”
Shares key themes with Hosea 13:8: rend, like, lion
“And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. gave: Heb. called”
Shares key themes with Hosea 13:8: meet, beast, heb
“For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. chafed...: Heb. bitter of soul”
Shares key themes with Hosea 13:8: bear, whelps, heb
“And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, and men of war fit for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler, whose faces were like the faces of lions, and were as swift as the roes upon the mountains; of war: Heb. of the host as swift...: Heb. as the roes upon the mountains to make haste”
Shares key themes with Hosea 13:8: like, lion, wild
“And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. thistle: or, furze bush, or, thorn a wild...: Heb. a beast of the field”
Shares key themes with Hosea 13:8: wild, beast, heb
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