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12 The sin of Ephraim is wrapped up;
    his sin is concealed.
13 The labor pains of childbirth come for him;
    he is an unwise son
because at the proper time, he does not present himself
    at the mouth of the womb.[a]

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  1. Hosea 13:13 Literally “the place where the sons burst forth”

12 The guilt of Ephraim is wrapped up;
His sin is (A)stored up.
13 The pains of (B)childbirth come on him;
He is (C)not a wise son,
For [a]it is not the time that he should (D)delay at the opening of the womb.

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  1. Hosea 13:13 Lit it is the time that he should not remain at the opening of children

12 The guilt of Ephraim is stored up,
    his sins are kept on record.(A)
13 Pains as of a woman in childbirth(B) come to him,
    but he is a child without wisdom;
when the time(C) arrives,
    he doesn’t have the sense to come out of the womb.(D)

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