Hosea 13:1

Hosea 13:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When Ephraim spoke, there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel, but he incurred guilt through Baal and died.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When Ephraim spoke, trembling, He exalted himself in Israel; But when he offended through Baal worship, he died.
• New Living Translation (NLT)When the tribe of Ephraim spoke, the people shook with fear, for that tribe was important in Israel. But the people of Ephraim sinned by worshiping Baal and thus sealed their destruction.

Context of Hosea 13:1

When Ephraim spoke, people trembled; he was exalted in Israel. But he became guilty of Baal worship and died. 2Now they sin more and more; they make idols for themselves from their silver, cleverly fashioned images, all of them the work of craftsmen. It is said of these people, “They offer human sacrifices! They kiss calf-idols!” 3Therefore they will be like the morning mist, like the early dew that disappears, like chaff swirling from a threshing floor, like smoke escaping through a window.

Hosea 13:1 word by word

כְּדַבֵּ֤ר אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ רְתֵ֔ת נָשָׂ֥א ה֖וּא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֶּאְשַׁ֥ם בַּבַּ֖עַל וַיָּמֹֽת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• When Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• tremblingרְתֵתrethêth · tremblingH7578
• he exaltedנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: exaltH5375
• himself in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• but when he offendedאָשַׁם'âsham 'âshêm · be guiltyH816
• in Baalבַּעַלba‛al · BaalH1168
• he diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Hosea 13:1

• 1 Samuel 15:17Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, did you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord anointed you king over Israel.
• Proverbs 18:12Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
• Isaiah 66:2Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?” declares the Lord. “These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word.
• Luke 14:11For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
• Numbers 2:18On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
• Numbers 10:22The divisions of the camp of Ephraim went next, under their standard. Elishama son of Ammihud was in command.
• Numbers 13:8from the tribe of Ephraim, Hoshea son of Nun;
• Numbers 27:16“May the Lord, the God who gives breath to all living things, appoint someone over this community
• Joshua 3:7And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I will begin to exalt you in the eyes of all Israel, so they may know that I am with you as I was with Moses.
• 1 Kings 12:25Then Jeroboam fortified Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. From there he went out and built up Peniel.
• Hosea 11:2But the more they were called, the more they went away from me. They sacrificed to the Baals and they burned incense to images.
• 1 Kings 16:29In the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria over Israel twenty-two years.
• 1 Kings 18:18“I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied. “But you and your father’s family have. You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals.
• 2 Kings 17:16They forsook all the commands of the Lord their God and made for themselves two idols cast in the shape of calves, and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the starry hosts, and they worshiped Baal.
• Genesis 2:17but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
• Romans 5:12Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned—

Commentaries on Hosea 13:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1When Ephraim spake trembling - When he was meek and humble, of a broken heart and contrite spirit. He exalted himself in Israel - He became great in God's sight; he rose in the Divine esteem in proportion as he sank in his own. But this did not continue. He offended in Baal - He became an idolater. He died - The sentence of death from the Divine justice went out against him. This has been differently understood: "As soon as Ephraim spake (To your tents, O…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1When Ephraim spake trembling - that is, probably “there was trembling.‘”: “Ephraim was once very awful, so as, while he spake, the rest of the tribes were ready to tremble.” The prophet contrasts two conditions of Ephraim, of prosperity, and destruction. His prosperity he owed to the undeserved mercy of God, who blessed him for Joseph‘s sake; his destruction, to his own sin. There is no period recorded, “when Ephraim spake trembling,” i. e., in humility…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The abuse of God's favour leads to punishment. (Hos. 13:1-8) A promise of God's mercy. (Hos. 13:9-16) Verses 1-8 While Ephraim kept up a holy fear of God, and worshipped Him in that fear, so long he was very considerable. When Ephraim forsook God, and followed idolatry, he sunk. Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves, in token of their adoration of them, affection for them, and obedience to them; but the Lord will not give his glory to another, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1At the height of its power, the tribe of Ephraim caused fear among other Israelites (see Isaiah 7:2). he [Ephraim] died: Because of their idolatry, they separated themselves from the Lord, the only true source of life.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-16This chapter and the fourteenth chapter probably belong to the troubled times that followed Pekah's murder by Hoshea (compare Ho 13:11; 2Ki 15:30). The subject is the idolatry of Ephraim, notwithstanding God's past benefits, destined to be his ruin. 1. When Ephraim spake trembling--rather, "When Ephraim (the tribe most powerful among the twelve in Israel's early history) spake (authoritatively) there was trembling"; all reverentially feared him [Jerome]…Read the comment

Topics related to Hosea 13:1

• Baal
• Ephraim
• Idolatry
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Baal
• Ephraim
• Israel
• Ephraim, Ephraimite
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Ransom
• Hosea
• Zechariah, Book of

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