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
Hushai said moreover, Thou know thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field. And thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge 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 LORD standing beside the altar. And he said, Smite the capitals, that the thresholds may shake, and break them in pieces on the head of all of them, and I will kill the last of them with the sword. There shall not one of them

Wild beast

Psalm 80:13
The boar out of the wood ravages it, and the wild beasts of the field feed on it.
Isaiah 5:29
Their roaring shall be like a lioness. They shall roar like young lions. Yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and carry it away safe, and there shall be none to deliver.
Isaiah 56:9
All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, [yea], all ye beasts in the forest.
Jeremiah 12:9
Is my heritage to me as a speckled bird of prey? Are the birds of prey against her round about? Go ye, assemble all the beasts of the field; bring them to devour.