Hosea 13:9-13

9“You are about to be destroyed, O Israel— yes, by me, your only helper.

10Now where is your king? Let him save you! Where are all the leaders of the land, the king and the officials you demanded of me?

11In my anger I gave you kings, and in my fury I took them away.

12“Ephraim’s guilt has been collected, and his sin has been stored up for punishment.

13Pain has come to the people like the pain of childbirth, but they are like a child who resists being born. The moment of birth has arrived, but they stay in the womb!