Then Hushai said, “You yourself know your father and his men, that they are warriors and they are [a]fierce, (A)like a bear deprived of her cubs in the field. And your father is an [b]expert in warfare, and he will not spend the night with the people.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 17:8 Lit bitter of soul
  2. 2 Samuel 17:8 Lit man of war

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.

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I will confront them (A)like a bear deprived of her cubs,
And I will tear open [a]their chests;
I will also (B)devour them there like a lioness,
As a wild animal would tear them to pieces.

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  1. Hosea 13:8 Lit the enclosure of their heart

Like a bear robbed of her cubs,(A)
    I will attack them and rip them open;
like a lion(B) I will devour them—
    a wild animal will tear them apart.(C)

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