Hosea 13:13

Hosea 13:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him: he is an unwise son; for he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children.
• New International Version (NIV)Pains as of a woman in childbirth come to him, but he is a child without wisdom; when the time arrives, he doesn’t have the sense to come out of the womb.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The pangs of childbirth come for him, but he is an unwise son, for at the right time he does not present himself at the opening of the womb.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sorrows of a woman in childbirth shall come upon him. He is an unwise son, For he should not stay long where children are born.

Context of Hosea 13:13

11I give you a king in my anger and take away a king in my wrath. 12Ephraim’s guilt is preserved; his sin is stored up. Labor pains come on him. He is not a wise son; when the time comes, he will not be born. 14I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem them from death. Death, where are your barbs? Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes. 15Although he flourishes among his brothers, an east wind will come, a wind from the Lord rising up from the desert. His water source will fail, and his spring will run dry. The wind will plunder the treasury of every precious item.

Hosea 13:13 word by word

חֶבְלֵ֥י יֽוֹלֵדָ֖ה יָבֹ֣אוּ ל֑וֹ הוּא־בֵן֙ לֹ֣א חָכָ֔ם כִּֽי־עֵ֥ת לֹֽא־יַעֲמֹ֖ד בְּמִשְׁבַּ֥ר בָּנִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The sorrowsחֵ֫בֶלchebel chêbel · painH2256
• of a travailing womanיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• an unwiseחָכָםchâkâm · wiseH2450
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• for he should not stayעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• longעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• the breaking forthמַשְׁבֵּרmishbêr · birthH4866

Cross-references for Hosea 13:13

• Psalms 48:6Trembling seized them there, agony like that of a woman in labor,
• Isaiah 13:8They will be horrified; pain and agony will seize them; they will be in anguish like a woman in labor. They will look at each other, their faces flushed with fear.
• Isaiah 21:3Therefore I am filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pain of a woman in labor. I am too perplexed to hear, too dismayed to see.
• Jeremiah 4:31I hear a cry like a woman in labor, a cry of anguish like one bearing her first child. The cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands: “Woe is me, for my life is weary because of the murderers!”
• Jeremiah 13:21What will you say when he appoints close friends as leaders over you, ones you yourself trained? Won’t labor pains seize you, as they do a woman in labor?
• Jeremiah 22:23You residents of Lebanon, nestled among the cedars, how you will groan when pains come on you, agony like a woman in labor.
• Jeremiah 30:6Ask and see whether a male can give birth. Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale?
• Jeremiah 49:24Damascus has become weak; she has turned to run; panic has gripped her. Distress and labor pains have seized her like a woman in labor.
• Micah 4:9Now, why are you shouting loudly? Is there no king with you? Has your counselor perished so that anguish grips you like a woman in labor?
• 1 Thessalonians 5:3When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
• Proverbs 22:3A sensible person sees danger and takes cover, but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.
• Acts 24:25Now as he spoke about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix became afraid and replied, “Leave for now, but when I have an opportunity I’ll call for you.”
• 2 Kings 19:3They said to him, “This is what Hezekiah says: ‘Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace, for children have come to the point of birth, but there is no strength to deliver them.
• Isaiah 26:17As a pregnant woman about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pains, so we were before you, Lord.
• Isaiah 37:3They said to him, “This is what Hezekiah says: ‘Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace. It is as if children have come to the point of birth, and there is no strength to deliver them.
• Acts 16:29The jailer called for lights, rushed in, and fell down trembling before Paul and Silas.

Commentaries on Hosea 13:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13The sorrows of a travailing woman - These judgments shall come suddenly and unavoidably. The place of the breaking forth of children - As there is a critical time in parturition in which the mother in hard labor may by skillful assistants be eased of her burden, which, if neglected, may endanger the life both of parent and child, so there was a time in which Ephraim might have returned to God, but they would not; therefore they are now in danger of being…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The sorrows of a travailing woman are come upon him - The travail-pangs are violent, sudden, irresistible. A moment before they come, all is seemingly perfect health; they come, increase in vehemence, and, if they accomplish not that for which they are sent, end in death, both to the mother and the child. Such are God‘s chastisements. If they end not in the repentance of the sinner, they continue on in his destruction. But never is man more secure, than…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 Israel had destroyed himself by his rebellion; but he could not save himself, his help was from the Lord only. This may well be applied to the case of spiritual redemption, from that lost state into which all have fallen by wilful sins. God often gives in displeasure what we sinfully desire. It is the happiness of the saints, that, whether God gives or takes away, all is in love. But it is the misery of the wicked, that, whether God gives or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Israel was like a child in the womb who resisted being born (an unwise son). Amazingly, Israel preferred to stay in the womb rather than receive life from the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. sorrows of a travailing woman--calamities sudden and agonizing (Jr 30:6). unwise--in not foreseeing the impending judgment, and averting it by penitence (Pr 22:3). he should not stay long in the place of the breaking forth of children--When Israel might deliver himself from calamity by the pangs of penitence, he brings ruin on himself by so long deferring a new birth unto repentance, like a child whose mother has not strength to bring it forth, and…Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 13:13

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Ransom
• Hosea
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Commentaries on Hosea 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings