Hosea 13

Ephraim’s Idolatry

11When EphraimH669 2spokeH1696, there was tremblingH7578. He 3exaltedH5375 himselfH1931 in IsraelH3478, But through 4BaalH1168 he incurredH816 guiltH816 and diedH4191.2And nowH6258 they sinH2398 moreH3254 and moreH3254, And makeH6213 for themselves 5castH4541 metalH4541 imagesH4541, IdolsH6091 67skillfullyH8394 made from their silverH3701, AllH3605 of them the 8workH4639 of craftsmenH2796. They sayH559 of them, “Let the 9peopleH120 who sacrificeH2076 kissH5401 the 10calvesH5695!”3ThereforeH3651 they will be like the 11morningH1242 cloudH6051 And like dewH2919 which 12soonH7925 disappearsH1980, Like 13chaffH4671 which is blownH5590 awayH5590 from the threshingH1637 floorH1637, And like 14smokeH6227 from a chimneyH699.

4Yet I have been the 15LordH3068 your GodH430 SinceH4480 the landH776 of EgyptH4714; And you were not to knowH3045 16any godH430 exceptH2108 Me, For thereH369 isH369 noH369 saviorH3467 17besidesH1115 Me.5I 1819caredH3045 for you in the wildernessH4057, 20In the landH776 of droughtH8514.6As they had their pastureH4830, they becameH7646 21satisfiedH7646, And as they becameH7646 satisfiedH7646, their 22heartH3820 becameH7311 proudH7311; ThereforeH5921H3651 they 23forgotH7911 Me.7So I will be 24likeH3644 a lionH7826 to them; Like a 25leopardH5246 I will 26lieH7789 inH7789 waitH7789 by the waysideH1870.8I will confrontH6298 them 27like a bearH1677 deprivedH7909 ofH7909 her cubsH7909, And I will tearH7167 open 28their chestsH5458H3820; I will also 29devourH398 them thereH8033 like a lionessH3833, As a wildH7704 animalH2421 would tearH1234 them toH1234 piecesH1234.

930It is to your own destructionH7843, IsraelH3478, That you are 31against Me, against your 32helpH5828.10WhereH165 thenH645 is your 33kingH4428, That he might saveH3467 you in allH3605 your citiesH5892; And your 34judgesH8199, to whomH834 you saidH559, “GiveH5414 me a kingH4428 and princesH8269”?11I 35gaveH5414 you a kingH4428 in My angerH639, And 36tookH3947 him away in My wrathH5678.

12The guiltH5771 of EphraimH669 is wrappedH6887 upH6887; His sinH2403 is 37storedH6845 up.13The painsH2256 of 38childbirthH3205 comeH935 on him; He is 39not a wiseH2450 sonH1121, For 40it is not the timeH6256 that he should 41delayH5975 at the openingH4866H1121 of the wombH4866.14Shall I 42ransomH6299 them from the 43powerH3027 of SheolH7585? Shall I redeemH1350 them from deathH4194? 44DeathH4194, whereH165 are your 45thornsH1698? SheolH7585, whereH165 is your stingH6986? 46CompassionH5164 will be hiddenH5641 from My sightH5869.

15ThoughH3588 he 47flourishesH6509 amongH996 the 48reedsH260, An 49eastH6921 windH6921 will comeH935, The windH7307 of the LordH3068 comingH5927 upH5927 from the wildernessH4057; And his fountainH4726 will 50becomeH3001 dryH3001 And his springH4599 will dryH2717 upH2717; It will 51plunderH8154 his treasuryH214 of everyH3605 preciousH2532 articleH3627.1652SamariaH8111 will payH816 theH816 penaltyH816 forH816 her 53guiltH816, BecauseH3588 she has 54rebelledH4784 against her GodH430. 55They will fallH5307 by the 56swordH2719, Their childrenH5768 will be 5758slaughteredH7376, And their pregnantH2030 59womenH2030 will be rippedH1234 openH1234.