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2 Samuel 17:8
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2 Samuel 17:8
English Standard Version
8 Hushai said, “You know that your father and his men are mighty men, and that they are enraged,[a] (A)like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Besides, your father is expert in war; he will not spend the night with the people.
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- 2 Samuel 17:8 Hebrew bitter of soul
2 Samuel 17:8
New International Version
2 Samuel 17:8
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8 You know your father and his men; they are fighters, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs.(A) Besides, your father is an experienced fighter;(B) he will not spend the night with the troops.
Hosea 13:8
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Hosea 13:8
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8 I will fall upon them (A)like a bear robbed of her cubs;
I will tear open their breast,
and there I will devour them like a lion,
(B)as a wild beast would rip them open.
Hosea 13:8
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Hosea 13:8
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