Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

As a

2 Samuel 17:8
Moreover, Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men and they are fierce, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is an expert in warfare, and will not spend the night with the people.
Proverbs 17:12
Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,
Rather than a fool in his folly.
Amos 9:1
I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said,
“Smite the capitals so that the thresholds will shake,
And break them on the heads of them all!
Then I will slay the rest of them with the sword;
They will not have a fugitive who will flee,
Or a refugee who will escape.

Wild beast

Psalm 80:13
A boar from the forest eats it away
And whatever moves in the field feeds on it.
Isaiah 5:29
Its roaring is like a lioness, and it roars like young lions;
It growls as it seizes the prey
And carries it off with no one to deliver it.
Isaiah 56:9
All you beasts of the field,
All you beasts in the forest,
Come to eat.
Jeremiah 12:9
“Is My inheritance like a speckled bird of prey to Me?
Are the birds of prey against her on every side?
Go, gather all the beasts of the field,
Bring them to devour!