Translation | Verse | Text |
Strong Concordance | Ho 13:8 | I will meet [06298] them as a bear [01677] that is bereaved [07909] of her whelps, and will rend [07167] the caul [05458] of their heart [03820], and there will I devour [0398] them like a lion [03833]: the wild [07704] beast [02416] shall tear [01234] them. |
Word | American Tract Society - Definition |
BEAR | That bears were common in Palestine appears from several passages in the Old Testament, 1Sa 17:34,36,37; 2Sa 17:8; 2Ki 2:24. The species known in Syria resembles the common brown bear; it is sill met in the recesses of Lebanon. To a sullen and ferocious disposition, the bear joins immense strength, considerable sagacity, and the power of climbing trees. Her ferocity, especially when her young are injured, is proverbial. See 2Sa 17:8; Pr 17:12; Isa 11:7; Ho 13:8. |