Hosea 13:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHosea 13:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙
pâgash
H6298
to encounter
כְּדֹ֣ב
dôb
H1677
bear
שַׁכּ֔וּל
shakkûwl
H7909
childless
וְאֶקְרַ֖ע
qâraʻ
H7167
to tear
סְג֣וֹר
çᵉgôwr
H5458
fine gold
לִבָּ֑ם
lêb
H3820
heart
וְאֹכְלֵ֥ם
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
שָׁם֙
shâm
H8033
there
כְּלָבִ֔יא
lâbîyʼ
H3833
lion
חַיַּ֥ת
chay
H2416
living
הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
תְּבַקְּעֵֽם
bâqaʻ
H1234
to split
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World English Bible Public Domain
I will meet them like a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, And will tear the covering of their heart. And there I will devour them like a lioness. The wild animal will tear them.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I will encounter them like a bereaved bear, and I will tear open the enclosure of their heart. And I will devour them there like a lioness; the beast of the field will rip them open.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).