Hosea
Hosea 13:7–8
7So like a lion I will pounce on them;
like a leopard I will lurk by the path.
8Like a bear robbed of her cubs I will attack them,
and I will tear open their chests.
There I will devour them like a lion,
like a wild beast tearing them apart.
Word by word
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Hosea 13:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So like | כְּמוֹ־ | kə·mōw- | Preposition | H3644 like, as, when |
| a lion | שָׁ֑חַל | šā·ḥal | Noun - masculine singular | H7826 lion |
| I will pounce | וָאֱהִ֥י | wā·’ĕ·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| on them | לָהֶ֖ם | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| like a leopard | כְּנָמֵ֖ר | kə·nā·mêr | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H5246 leopard |
| I will lurk | אָשֽׁוּר׃ | ’ā·šūr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7789 behold, regard |
| by | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the path | דֶּ֥רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
Hosea 13:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Like a bear | כְּדֹ֣ב | kə·ḏōḇ | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular | H1677 bear |
| robbed of her cubs | שַׁכּ֔וּל | šak·kūl | Adjective - masculine singular | H7909 bereaved, robbed of offspring |
| I will attack them | אֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙ | ’ep̄·gə·šêm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H6298 meet, encounter |
| and I will tear | וְאֶקְרַ֖ע | wə·’eq·ra‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | H7167 tear |
| open their chests | סְג֣וֹר | sə·ḡō·wr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5458 enclosure, encasement |
| There | שָׁם֙ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| I will devour them | וְאֹכְלֵ֥ם | wə·’ō·ḵə·lêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| like a lion | כְּלָבִ֔יא | kə·lā·ḇî | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular | H3833 lioness |
| like a wild | הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה | haś·śā·ḏeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| beast | חַיַּ֥ת | ḥay·yaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2416 alive, living |
| tearing them apart | תְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃ | tə·ḇaq·qə·‘êm | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine plural | H1234 cleave, break open or through |
Cross-references
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Hosea 13:7 Jeremiah 5:6 · Hosea 5:14 · Lamentations 3:10
Hosea 13:8 2 Samuel 17:8 · Isaiah 5:29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.