Hosea 13:8
Hosea · Old Testament · Chapter 13
“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.”Hosea 13:8
What Does Hosea 13:8 Mean?
Hosea 13:8 is found in the book of Hosea, chapter 13, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Hosea 13:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Peter 5:8“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”2 Samuel 17:8“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.”Psalms 50:22“Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.”2 Kings 2:24“And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.”Proverbs 17:12“Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.”Amos 4:12“Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel.”Exodus 4:24“And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.”Isaiah 5:29“Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.”Daniel 7:5“And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.”Hosea 2:12“And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof she hath said, These are my rewards that my lovers have given me: and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field shall eat them.”Psalms 80:13“The boar out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.”Proverbs 28:15“As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.”Isaiah 56:9“All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, yea, all ye beasts in the forest.”Jeremiah 12:9“Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.”Hosea 5:1“Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel; and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment is toward you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor.”Hosea 9:13“Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.”Amos 1:2“And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.”Amos 9:1“I saw the LORD standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.”
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