Hosea 13:13-15

The Voice

¹³    The labor pains of his mother are coming for him, but he is unwise;
        he does not move from the birth canal.
¹⁴    Should I deliver them from the power of the grave?
        Should I rescue them from death’s cold grip?
    Hey, Death! Where is your big win?
        Hey, Grave! What happened to your sting?^[a]
    I’ll look the other way and not show them any pity.

¹⁵    Though Israel, among his brothers, is like a plant that flourishes in the wetlands,
        an east wind will come—a dry desert wind sent by Me—
    And the waters will dry up. His spring will run dry.
        All the treasures in his storehouse will be plundered.