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Hosea 13
13:1

When Ephraim669 spake1696 trembling,7578 he exalted5375 himself in Israel;3478 but when he offended816 in Baal,1168 he died.4191

13:2

And now they sin2398 more and more,3254 and have made6213 them molten images4541 of their silver,3701 and idols6091 according to their own understanding,8394 all of it the work4639 of the craftsmen:2796 they say559 of them, Let the men120 that sacrifice2076 kiss5401 the calves.5695

13:3

Therefore they shall be as the morning1242 cloud,6051 and as the early7925 dew2919 that passeth away,1980 as the chaff4671 that is driven with the whirlwind5590 out of the floor,1637 and as the smoke6227 out of the chimney.699

13:4

Yet I am Yahweh3068 thy Elohim430 from the land776 of Egypt,4714 and thou shalt know3045 no Elohim430 but me:2108 for there is no saviour3467 beside me.1115

13:5

I did know3045 thee in the wilderness,4057 in the land776 of great drought.8514

13:6

According to their pasture,4830 so were they filled;7646 they were filled,7646 and their heart3820 was exalted;7311 therefore have they forgotten7911 me.

13:7

Therefore I will be unto them as a lion:7826 as a leopard5246 by the way1870 will I observe7789 them:

13:8

I will meet6298 them as a bear1677 that is bereaved7909 of her whelps, and will rend7167 the caul5458 of their heart,3820 and there will I devour398 them like a lion:3833 the wild7704 beast2416 shall tear1234 them.

13:9

O Israel,3478 thou hast destroyed7843 thyself; but in me is thine help.5828

13:10

I will be165 thy king:4428 where645 is any other that may save3467 thee in all thy cities?5892 and thy judges8199 of whom thou saidst,559 Give5414 me a king4428 and princes?8269

13:11

I gave5414 thee a king4428 in mine anger,639 and took him away3947 in my wrath.5678

13:12

The iniquity5771 of Ephraim669 is bound up;6887 his sin2403 is hid.6845

13:13

The sorrows2256 of a travailing woman3205 shall come935 upon him: he is an unwise2450 son;1121 for he should not stay5975 long6256 in the place of the breaking forth4866 of children.1121

13:14

I will ransom6299 them from the power3027 of the grave;7585 I will redeem1350 them from death:4194 O death,4194 I will be165 thy plagues;1698 O grave,7585 I will be165 thy destruction:6987 repentance5164 shall be hid5641 from mine eyes.5869

13:15

Though he be fruitful6500 among his brethren,251 an east wind6921 shall come,935 the wind7307 of Yahweh3068 shall come up5927 from the wilderness,4057 and his spring4726 shall become dry,954 and his fountain4599 shall be dried up:2717 he shall spoil8154 the treasure214 of all pleasant2532 vessels.3627

13:16

Samaria8111 shall become desolate;816 for she hath rebelled4784 against her Elohim:430 they shall fall5307 by the sword:2719 their infants5768 shall be dashed in pieces,7376 and their women with child2030 shall be ripped up.1234