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12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up;
His sin is (A)stored up.
13 The pains of (B)childbirth come upon 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 tarry at the breaking forth of children

12 Ephraim’s guilt is preserved;
his sin is stored up.(A)
13 Labor pains come on him.(B)
He is not a wise son;(C)
when the time comes,
he will not be born.[a](D)

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  1. 13:13 Lit he will not present himself at the opening of the womb for sons

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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