God’s Word Translation
Hosea 7:13
13“How horrible it will be for these people. They have run away from me. They must be destroyed because they’ve rebelled against me. I want to reclaim them, but they tell lies about me.
Hosea 7:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
- New International Version (NIV)Woe to them, because they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, because they have rebelled against me! I long to redeem them but they speak about me falsely.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Woe to them, for they have strayed from me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against me! I would redeem them, but they speak lies against me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Woe to them, for they have fled from Me! Destruction to them, Because they have transgressed against Me! Though I redeemed them, Yet they have spoken lies against Me.
Context of Hosea 7:13
11Ephraim, you are like a silly, senseless dove. You call for Egypt and run to Assyria for help. 12When you go, I will spread my net over you. I will snatch you out of the air like a bird. I will punish you for all the evil things you have done. “How horrible it will be for these people. They have run away from me. They must be destroyed because they’ve rebelled against me. I want to reclaim them, but they tell lies about me. 14They don’t pray to me sincerely, even though they cry in their beds and make cuts on their bodies while praying for grain and new wine. They have turned against me. 15I trained them and made them strong. Yet, they plan evil against me.
Read all of Hosea 7Hosea 7:13 word by word
א֤וֹי לָהֶם֙ כִּֽי־נָדְד֣וּ מִמֶּ֔נִּי שֹׁ֥ד לָהֶ֖ם כִּֽי־פָ֣שְׁעוּ בִ֑י וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֶפְדֵּ֔ם וְהֵ֕מָּה דִּבְּר֥וּ עָלַ֖י כְּזָבִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Woeאוֹי'ôy · woe!H188
- unto them! for they have fledנָדַדnâdad · to wanderH5074
- from me: destructionשֹׁדshôd shôd · violenceH7701
- unto them! because they have transgressedפָּשַׁעpâsha‛ · to transgressH6586
- against me: though I have redeemedפָּדָהpâdâh · to ransomH6299
- them, yet they have spokenדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- liesכָּזָבkâzâb · lieH3577
Cross-references for Hosea 7:13
- Hosea 9:12Even if they bring up children, I will take those children away before they grow up. Yes, how horrible it will be for them when I leave them.
- Isaiah 31:1How horrible it will be for those who go to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who depend on many chariots, who depend on very strong war horses. They don’t look to the Holy One of Israel. They don’t seek the Lord.
- Lamentations 5:16The crown has fallen from our head. Because we have sinned, it has been disastrous for us.
- Ezekiel 16:23“ ‘How horrible! How horrible it will be for you! declares the Almighty Lord. After all your wickedness,
- Matthew 23:13“How horrible it will be for you, experts in Moses’ Teachings and Pharisees! You hypocrites! You lock people out of the kingdom of heaven. You don’t enter it yourselves, and you don’t permit others to enter when they try.
- Revelation 8:13I saw an eagle flying overhead, and I heard it say in a loud voice, “Catastrophe, catastrophe, catastrophe for those living on earth, because of the remaining trumpet blasts which the three angels are about to blow.”
- Hosea 11:2The more I called them, the farther they went away. They sacrificed to other gods—the Baals, and they burned incense to idols.
- Job 21:14But they say to God, ‘Leave us alone. We don’t want to know your ways.
- Job 22:17They told God, ‘Leave us alone! What can the Almighty do for us?’
- Psalms 139:7Where can I go ⌞to get away⌟ from your Spirit? Where can I run ⌞to get away⌟ from you?
- Jonah 1:3Jonah immediately tried to run away from the Lord by going to Tarshish. He went to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid for the trip and went on board. He wanted to go to Tarshish to get away from the Lord.
- Deuteronomy 15:15Remember that you were slaves in Egypt and the Lord your God freed you. That’s why I’m giving you this command today.
- Nehemiah 1:10These are your servants and your people whom you have saved by your great power and your strong hand.
- Psalms 106:10He rescued them from the power of the one who hated them. He rescued them from the enemy.
- Psalms 107:2Let the people the Lord defended repeat these words. They are the people he defended from the power of their enemies
- Isaiah 41:14Don’t be afraid, Jacob, you worm. You people of Israel, I will help you,” declares the Lord, your Defender, the Holy One of Israel.
Commentaries on Hosea 7:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Wo unto them! - They shall have wo, because they have fled from me. They shall have destruction, because they have transgressed against me. Though I have redeemed them - Out of Egypt; and given them the fullest proof of my love and power. Yet they have spoken lies against me - They have represented me as rigorous and cruel; and my service as painful and unprofitable.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Woe unto them, for they have fled from Me - The threatening rises in severity, as did the measure of their sin. Whereas “Salvation belonged to God” Psalm 3:8 alone, and they only “abide under His shadow” Psalm 91:1-2, who make Him their “refuge, woe” must needs come on them, who leave Him. “They forsake their own mercy” Jonah 2:8. “Woe” they draw upon themselves, who forget God; how much more then they, who willfully and with a high hand transgress…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-16Verses 8-16 Israel was as a cake not turned, half burnt and half dough, none of it fit for use; a mixture of idolatry and of the worship of Jehovah. There were tokens of approaching ruin, as grey hairs are of old age, but they noticed them not. The pride which leads to break the law of God leads to self-flattery. The mercy and grace of God are the only refuge to which obstinate sinners never think of fleeing. Though they may howl forth their terrors in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Woe: The Hebrew word ’oy was used at funerals to mourn the dead. In God's eyes, Israel was as good as dead because they had rebelled against him. Rebelling against a human king was a capital crime. It was even more serious for God's people to rebel against their heavenly king. I would redeem them: This Hebrew word means paying a fee to bring back someone who has been enslaved. It is often linked to the exodus from Egypt. The Lord wanted to do for the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. fled--as birds from their nest (Pr 27:8; Is 16:2). me--who both could and would have healed them (Ho 7:1), had they applied to Me. redeemed them--from Egypt and their other enemies (Mi 6:4). lies--(Psa 78:36; Jr 3:10). Pretending to be My worshippers, when they all the while worshipped idols (Ho 7:14; Ho 12:1); also defrauding Me of the glory of their deliverance, and ascribing it and their other blessings to idols [Calvin].Read the comment
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Commentaries on Hosea 7
- 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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