Hosea 13

Ephraim’s Idolatry

11When EphraimH669 2spokeH1696, there was tremblingH7578. He 3exaltedH5375 himselfH1931 in IsraelH3478, But through 4BaalH1168 he 5didH816 wrongH816 and diedH4191.2And nowH6258 they sinH2398 moreH3254 and moreH3254, And makeH6213 for themselves 6moltenH4541 imagesH4541, IdolsH6091 78skillfullyH8394 made from their silverH3701, AllH3605 of them the 9workH4639 of craftsmenH2796. They sayH559 of them, “Let the 10menH120 who sacrificeH2076 kissH5401 the 11calvesH5695!”3ThereforeH3651 they will be like the 12morningH1242 cloudH6051 And like dewH2919 which 13soonH7925 disappearsH1980, Like 14chaffH4671 which is blownH5590 awayH5590 from the threshingH1637 floorH1637 And like 15smokeH6227 from a 16chimneyH699.

4Yet I have been the 17LordH3068 your GodH430 SinceH4480 the landH776 of EgyptH4714; And you were not to knowH3045 18any godH430 exceptH2108 Me, For thereH369 is noH369 saviorH3467 19besidesH1115 Me.5I 2021caredH3045 for you in the wildernessH4057, 22In the landH776 of droughtH8514.6As they had their pastureH4830, they becameH7646 23satisfiedH7646, And beingH7646 satisfiedH7646, their 24heartH3820 becameH7311 proudH7311; ThereforeH5921H3651 they 25forgotH7911 Me.7So I will be 26likeH3644 a lionH7826 to them; Like a 27leopardH5246 I will 28lieH7789 in waitH7789 by the waysideH1870.8I will encounterH6298 them 29like a bearH1677 robbedH7909 of her cubsH7909, And I will tearH7167 open 30their chestsH5458H3820; ThereH8033 I will also 31devourH398 them like a lionessH3833, As a wildH7704 beastH2421 would tearH1234 them.

9It is your destructionH7843, O IsraelH3478, 32That you are 33against Me, against your 34helpH5828.10WhereH165 nowH645 is your 35kingH4428 That he may saveH3467 you in allH3605 your citiesH5892, And your 36judgesH8199 of whomH834 you 37requestedH559, “GiveH5414 me a kingH4428 and princesH8269”?11I 38gaveH5414 you a kingH4428 in My angerH639 And 39tookH3947 him away in My wrathH5678.

12The iniquityH5771 of EphraimH669 is boundH6887 up; His sinH2403 is 40storedH6845 up.13The painsH2256 of 41childbirthH3205 comeH935 upon him; He is 42not a wiseH2450 sonH1121, For 43it is not the timeH6256 that he should 44delayH5975 at the openingH4866H1121 of the wombH4866.14Shall I 45ransomH6299 them from the 46powerH3027 of SheolH7585? Shall I redeemH1350 them from deathH4194? 47O DeathH4194, whereH165 are your thornsH1698? O SheolH7585, whereH165 is your stingH6986? 48CompassionH5164 will be hiddenH5641 from My sightH5869.

15ThoughH3558 he 49flourishesH6509 amongH996 the 50reedsH260, An 51eastH6921 windH6921 will comeH935, The windH7307 of the LordH3068 comingH5927 up from the wildernessH4057; And his fountainH4726 will 52becomeH954 dryH954 And his springH4599 will be driedH2717 up; It will 53plunderH8154 his treasuryH214 of everyH3605 preciousH2532 articleH3627.1654SamariaH8111 will be heldH816 55guiltyH816, For she has 56rebelledH4784 against her GodH430. 57They will fallH5307 by the 58swordH2719, Their littleH5768 onesH5768 will be 59dashedH7376 in piecesH7376, And their pregnantH2034 60womenH2030 will be rippedH1234 openH1234.