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Hosea 13

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ When Ephraim spoke, ⓐ there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel. ⓑ But he incurred guilt through Baal ⓒ and died.

² Now they continue to sin and make themselves a cast image, ⓓ idols skillfully made from their silver, ⓔ all of them the work of craftsmen. ⓕ People say about them, “Let the men who sacrifice [1] kiss the calves.” ⓖ

³ Therefore, they will be like the morning mist, ⓗ like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, ⓘ or like smoke from a window. ⓙ

⁴ I have been Yahweh your God ⓚ ever since [2] the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, ⓛ and no Savior exists besides Me. ⓜ

⁵ I knew [3] you in the wilderness, ⓝ in the land of drought.

⁶ When they had pasture, they became satisfied; ⓞ they were satisfied, and their hearts became proud. ⓟ Therefore they forgot Me. ⓠ

⁷ So I will be like a lion ⓡ to them; I will lurk like a leopard ⓢ on the path.

⁸ I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs and tear open the rib cage over their hearts. I will devour them there like a lioness, ⓣ like a wild beast that would rip them open.

⁹ I will destroy you, Israel; you have no help but Me. [4] ⓤ

¹⁰ Where now is your king, [5] ⓥ that he may save you in all your cities, and the [6] rulers [7] ⓦ you demanded, saying, “Give me a king and leaders”?

¹¹ I give you a king in My anger ⓧ and take away a king in My wrath. ⓨ

¹² Ephraim’s guilt is preserved; his sin is stored up. ⓩ

¹³ Labor pains come on him. ⓐ He is not a wise son; ⓑ when the time comes, he will not be born. [8] ⓒ

¹⁴ I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem [9] them from death. ⓓ Death, where are your barbs? Sheol, where is your sting? ⓔ Compassion is hidden from My eyes. ⓕ

¹⁵ Although he flourishes among his brothers, [10] ⓖ an east wind will come, ⓗ a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His water source will fail, and his spring will run dry. ⓘ The wind [11] will plunder the treasury ⓙ of every precious item.

¹⁶ [12]Samaria ⓚ will bear her guilt ⓛ because she has rebelled against her God. ⓜ They will fall by the sword; ⓝ their little ones will be dashed to pieces, ⓞ and their pregnant women ripped open. ⓟ

#	HCSB
1	When Ephraim spoke, ⓐ there was trembling; he was exalted in Israel. ⓑ But he incurred guilt through Baal ⓒ and died.
2	Now they continue to sin and make themselves a cast image, ⓓ idols skillfully made from their silver, ⓔ all of them the work of craftsmen. ⓕ People say about them, “Let the men who sacrifice [1] kiss the calves.” ⓖ
3	Therefore, they will be like the morning mist, ⓗ like the early dew that vanishes, like chaff blown from a threshing floor, ⓘ or like smoke from a window. ⓙ
4	I have been Yahweh your God ⓚ ever since [2] the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, ⓛ and no Savior exists besides Me. ⓜ
5	I knew [3] you in the wilderness, ⓝ in the land of drought.
6	When they had pasture, they became satisfied; ⓞ they were satisfied, and their hearts became proud. ⓟ Therefore they forgot Me. ⓠ
7	So I will be like a lion ⓡ to them; I will lurk like a leopard ⓢ on the path.
8	I will attack them like a bear robbed of her cubs and tear open the rib cage over their hearts. I will devour them there like a lioness, ⓣ like a wild beast that would rip them open.
9	I will destroy you, Israel; you have no help but Me. [4] ⓤ
10	Where now is your king, [5] ⓥ that he may save you in all your cities, and the [6] rulers [7] ⓦ you demanded, saying, “Give me a king and leaders”?
11	I give you a king in My anger ⓧ and take away a king in My wrath. ⓨ
12	Ephraim’s guilt is preserved; his sin is stored up. ⓩ
13	Labor pains come on him. ⓐ He is not a wise son; ⓑ when the time comes, he will not be born. [8] ⓒ
14	I will ransom them from the power of Sheol. I will redeem [9] them from death. ⓓ Death, where are your barbs? Sheol, where is your sting? ⓔ Compassion is hidden from My eyes. ⓕ
15	Although he flourishes among his brothers, [10] ⓖ an east wind will come, ⓗ a wind from the LORD rising up from the desert. His water source will fail, and his spring will run dry. ⓘ The wind [11] will plunder the treasury ⓙ of every precious item.
16	[12]Samaria ⓚ will bear her guilt ⓛ because she has rebelled against her God. ⓜ They will fall by the sword; ⓝ their little ones will be dashed to pieces, ⓞ and their pregnant women ripped open. ⓟ

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^{Hosea 13:2 [33]} Or “Men who sacrifice / kiss

^{Hosea 13:16 [34]} In Hebrew texts this verse (13:16) is numbered 14:1.

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