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.
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Gill's Exposition
I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps,.... Which is a fierce cruel creature at any time, but especially when this is its case, being very fond of its whelps; and having taken a…
Barnes' Notes
As a bear bereaved of her whelps - The Syrian bear is fiercer than the brown bears to which we are accustomed. It attacks flocks 1Sa 17:34, and even oxen . The fierceness of the she-bear, “bereaved of…
Adam Clarke
As a bear - bereaved - This is a figure to denote excessive ferocity. See the note on Sa2 17:8 (note), where a remarkable instance is given.
And will rend the caul of their heart - Every savage beast…
We may observe here, 1. The plentiful provision God had made for Israel and the seasonable supplies he had blessed them with (Hos 13:5): "I did know thee in the wilderness, took cognizance of thy case…
Cambridge Bible
as a dear A striking but uncommon comparison. Comp. Lam 3:10.
the caul of their heart Rather, the enclosure of their heart, i.e., not the pericardium, which is what the Authorized Version appears to…
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