8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Hosea 13:8:1 ⧉אֶפְגְּשֵׁם֙efgeshemI will meet them Hosea 13:8:2 ⧉כְּדֹ֣בkedovlike a bear Hosea 13:8:3 ⧉שַׁכּ֔וּלshakkulbereaved Hosea 13:8:4 ⧉וְאֶקְרַ֖עveekraand I will tear open Hosea 13:8:5 ⧉סְג֣וֹרsegorthe enclosure Hosea 13:8:6 ⧉לִבָּ֑םlibamof their heart Hosea 13:8:7 ⧉וְאֹכְלֵ֥םveoklemand I will devour them Hosea 13:8:8 ⧉שָׁם֙shamthere Hosea 13:8:9 ⧉כְּלָבִ֔יאkelavilike a lion Hosea 13:8:10 ⧉חַיַּ֥תkhayata beast of Hosea 13:8:11 ⧉הַשָּׂדֶ֖הhasadethe field Hosea 13:8:12 ⧉תְּבַקְּעֵֽם׃tevakkemwill rip them open |
8. Formal Translation I {Yahweh, Fierce Judge} will meet them like a bereaved bear, and I will tear open the covering of their heart; there I will devour them like a lion, and the beast of the field will rip them open. |
8. Dynamic Translation I {Yahweh, Relentless Avenger} will confront them like a mother bear robbed of her cubs, and I will rip open the covering around their heart; there I will consume them like a lion, and a wild animal of the field will tear them apart. |