God’s Word Translation
Hosea 13:14
14“I want to free them from the power of the grave. I want to reclaim them from death. Death, I want to be a plague to you. Grave, I want to destroy you. I won’t even think of changing my plans.”
Hosea 13:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave, I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine eyes.
- New International Version (NIV)“I will deliver this people from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. Where, O death, are your plagues? Where, O grave, is your destruction? “I will have no compassion,
- English Standard Version (ESV)I shall ransom them from the power of Sheol; I shall redeem them from Death. O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will redeem them from death. O Death, I will be your plagues! O Grave, I will be your destruction! Pity is hidden from My eyes.”
Context of Hosea 13:14
12“Ephraim’s wickedness is on record. The record of the people’s sins is safely stored away. 13They have the opportunity to live again, but they are not smart enough to take it. They are like a baby who is about to be born but won’t come out of its mother’s womb. “I want to free them from the power of the grave. I want to reclaim them from death. Death, I want to be a plague to you. Grave, I want to destroy you. I won’t even think of changing my plans.” 15The people of Ephraim have become important among their relatives. However, the Lord’s scorching wind will come from the east. It will blow out of the desert. Then their springs will run dry, and their wells will dry up. The wind will destroy every precious thing in their storehouses. 16The people of Samaria are guilty as charged because they rebelled against their God. They will be killed in war, their children will be smashed to death, and their pregnant women will be ripped open.
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מִיַּ֤ד שְׁאוֹל֙ אֶפְדֵּ֔ם מִמָּ֖וֶת אֶגְאָלֵ֑ם אֱהִ֨י דְבָרֶיךָ֜ מָ֗וֶת אֱהִ֤י קָֽטָבְךָ֙ שְׁא֔וֹל נֹ֖חַם יִסָּתֵ֥ר מֵעֵינָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- I will ransomפָּדָהpâdâh · to ransomH6299
- them from the powerיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- of the graveשְׁאוֹלshe'ôl she'ôl · hell: SheolH7585
- I will redeemגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350
- them from deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
- I willאֱהִי'ĕhîy · where?H165
- be thy plaguesדֶּ֫בֶרdeber · pestilenceH1698
- be thy destructionקֹטֶבqôţeb · destructionH6987
- repentanceנֹ֫חַםnôcham · repentanceH5164
- shall be hidסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
- from mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
Cross-references for Hosea 13:14
- Hosea 6:2After two days he will revive us. On the third day he will raise us so that we may live in his presence.
- Job 19:25But I know that my defender lives, and afterwards, he will rise on the earth.
- Job 33:24then he will have pity on them and say, ‘Free them from going into the pit. I have found a ransom.’
- Psalms 16:10because you do not abandon my soul to the grave or allow your holy one to decay.
- Psalms 30:3O Lord, you brought me up from the grave. You called me back to life from among those who had gone into the pit.
- Psalms 49:15But God will buy me back from the power of hell because he will take me. Selah
- Psalms 71:20You have made me endure many terrible troubles. You restore me to life again. You bring me back from the depths of the earth.
- Psalms 86:13because your mercy toward me is great. You have rescued me from the depths of hell.
- Isaiah 25:8He will swallow up death forever. The Almighty Lord will wipe away tears from every face, and he will remove the disgrace of his people from the whole earth. The Lord has spoken.
- Ezekiel 37:11The Lord also said to me, “Son of man, all the people of Israel are like these bones. The people say, ‘Our bones are dry, and our hope has vanished. We are completely destroyed.’
- Romans 11:15If Israel’s rejection means that the world has been brought back to God, what does Israel’s acceptance mean? It means that Israel has come back to life.
- Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live. Their corpses will rise. Those who lie dead in the dust will wake up and shout for joy, because your dew is a refreshing dew, and the earth will revive the spirits of the dead.
- 1 Corinthians 15:21Since a man brought death, a man also brought life back from death.
- 2 Corinthians 5:4While we are in this tent, we sigh. We feel distressed because we don’t want to take off the tent, but we do want to put on the eternal house. Then ⌞eternal⌟ life will put an end to our mortal existence.
- Philippians 3:21Through his power to bring everything under his authority, he will change our humble bodies and make them like his glorified body.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:14We believe that Jesus died and came back to life. We also believe that, through Jesus, God will bring back those who have died. They will come back with Jesus.
Commentaries on Hosea 13:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14I will ransom them from the power of the grave - In their captivity they are represented as dead and buried, which is a similar view to that taken of the Jews in the Babylonish captivity by Ezekiel in his vision of the valley of dry bones. They are now lost as to the purpose for which they were made, for which God had wrought so many miracles for them and for their ancestors; but the gracious purpose of God shall not be utterly defeated. He will bring…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14I will ransom them from the power of the grave - Literally, “from the hand,” i. e., the “grasp of the grave,” or “of hell.” God, by His prophets, mingles promises of mercy in the midst of His threats of punishment. His mercy overflows the bounds of the occasion upon which He makes it known. He had sentenced Ephraim to temporal destruction. This was unchangeable. He points to that which turns all temporal less into gain, their eternal redemption. The words…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. 14Sheol refers to the realm of the dead (see Job 3:11–19; see also study note on Job 7:9). The Lord rules over Sheol and could save Israel if he chose to. However, he will not show mercy to the Israelites and calls upon death to punish them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. Applying primarily to God's restoration of Israel from Assyria partially, and, in times yet future, fully from all the lands of their present long-continued dispersion, and political death (compare Ho 6:2; Is 25:8; 26:19; Eze 37:12). God's power and grace are magnified in quickening what to the eye of flesh seems dead and hopeless (Ro 4:17, 19). As Israel's history, past and future, has a representative character in relation to the Church, this verse…Read the comment
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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
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